The Event Center #6: WCW Uncensored 1996

Introduction:
Hello everyone and welcome to the next installment of CrazyMax’s Event Center. Tonight we are going back to 1996 and reviewing one of the different pay per views of it’s time. We are heading to Tupelo, MS and to WCW Uncensored 1996. This is the show featuring a Giant vs. Giant, Man vs. Woman, I Quit Wrestling Match, and of course one of the biggest clusters of all time….the Doomsday Cage Match. I know you are all very excited to get this started so lets get to it. Without further ado, I present to you Uncensored 1996.

Show Opening:

The show opens up with your typical pyro and a pretty sweet shot of the Doomsday Cage. We then head up to the broadcasting table where Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Dusty Rhodes are ready to call the action. Tony asks Bobby why he is wearing leather and Heenan says he doesn’t want his $225,000 Armani suite ruined. Dusty says the building is filled with danger and Hogan has to survive this night.

Match 1: United States Title Match: Konan (C) vs. Eddie Guerrero

Konan comes out wearing a fuchsia and teal colored jacket and trunks. His mask is pretty damn awesome as well. Looks like the remnants of an older fighter pilots glasses and mask. Konan was pretty awesome when he first got to WCW, shame he turned into your typical gangster and got lazy in the ring. Anywho, the match starts off with a collar and elbow tie up and a clean break in the corner. Eddie gets a go behind on Konan and they get on the mat but Konan reverses it and ends up getting Eddie in an arm bar. They get back up to their feet and Konan takes Eddie right back down by not letting go of the arm bar.

Eddie rolls out of the arm bar and they get back up to their feet. Eddie grabs the head and climbs up to the top rope and whips him down to the mat and they have a stare down. Eddie got super high on the move. The guy was special a shame he felt like he had to get as jacked as he did. Eddie gets Konan down on the mat and he gets him in a toe hold and starts working the ankle. Eddie then rests on the legs of Konan and when Konan tried to sit up Eddie would drop kick him. Eddie then ends up getting Konan in a figure four but Konan gets to the ropes and he breaks the hold. They then get in a few crazy pin combinations and each of them trade 2 counts a couple of times before they face off again.

Eddie gets Konan in a snap mare takeover then a head lock. Eddie then gets Konan in a move where he drives his head into the back of Konan as he pulls on his arms. Konan reverses that by grabbing the leg and getting Eddie in an ankle lock type move. Konan continues to work the ankle of Eddie. Konan then gets Eddie in an terrible looking Boston crab and it just didn’t look right or feel right to Konan so he lets Eddie out of the hold. Eddie then knees Konan to the gut and whips Konan into the ropes. He goes for a hip toss by Konan twists out of it and hits Eddie with an arm drag. Eddie gets up and hits Konan with his own arm drag. Eddie then sweeps the leg and gets a 1 count. Konan gets up and he sweeps the leg as well for a 1 count.

They face off again and this time Konan slaps Eddie in the face. Eddie pushes him and they go head to head and Eddie pushes him again. Both guys then take turns trying to get the crowd on their side. Eddie then nails Konan with a standing drop kick. Eddie then drives Konan to the turnbuckle and he puts him on the top rope and hits him with a hurricanrana off the top rope. Eddie then gets Konan in a camel clutch. Konan crawls over to the rope and sends Eddie flying out to the floor. Both guys again play to the crowd to get them on their side. We get a collar and elbow tie up then Konan gets Eddie in a head lock.

Eddie picks up Konan but Konan holds on and arm drags Eddie. Konan then gets him in a couple more arm drags that finally send Eddie out to the floor. Konan makes it appear that he was going to over the top rope but Eddie moves out of the way and Konan stops before doing anything. We get another collar and elbow tie up and Eddie takes Konan with a side headlock. Konan kicks out of the headlock and gets Eddie’s back as he gets him in an arm bar. Konan then grabs the arms of Eddie and stretches him from behind. Konan grabs the hand but Eddie flips out of it and arm drags Konan to the outside. Eddie climbs up to the top rope and makes it appear he was going to take a dive onto Konan but Konan gets out of the way. The crowd then starts chanting for Konan as he circles the ring.

Konan gets back in the ring and Eddie hits him with a European uppercut and follows that up with a chop. Eddie whips Konan into the turnbuckle but Konan reverses it and he goes in for a monkey flip but Eddie lands on his feet. Eddie then charges Konan as he grabs his arm and slides over his back then hits Konan with an arm drag. Eddie then hits the ropes and he hits Konan with a tilt-a-whirl head scissor that sends Konan out to the floor. Eddie then runs to the top rope and and dives onto Konan with a body press to the outside. Eddie throws Konan back into the ring and he goes for his summersault plunga for a 2 count.

Eddie then gets Konan in a head scissors move right in the middle of the ring. Konan eventually rolls over to his stomach then flips out of the head scissors move and gets Eddie in a submission move of his own. Konan then hits Eddie with a German suplex and he held on to go for another one but Eddie rolled through and got a 2 count. Eddie was going for a move but Konan held on and dropped down and got a 2 count himself. Konan then clotheslines Eddie and gets a 2 count. Konan whips Eddie into the ropes but gets hit with a hurricanrana. Eddie then rolls through and gets a 2 count on Konan. Konan then picks up Eddie and drops him with a razor’s edge sit down power bomb for a 2 count. Konan then goes up to the top rope but Eddie stops him. Eddie gets on the top rope with him but Konan just throws him down to the floor. Konan then comes charging and hits Eddie with the suicide dive through the middle ropes.

Konan gets in the ring and Eddie gets on the apron and Konan goes for a suplex back in but Eddie slips behind. Konan reverses it and hits Eddie with a couple of elbows then a clothesline. Konan goes for the cover and gets a 2 count. Konan goes up top again but Eddie blocks him again. Eddie then gets Konan in a superplex off the top rope. Both men are laid out on the mat. This match has been pretty entertaining so far. Nobody has maintained control for any amount of time and the offense has ben a mix of lucha and power moves. Can’t go wrong there. Eddie goes up to the top rope but Konan gets up and he goes for a body slam off the top rope but Eddie holds on and rolls Konan up for a 2 count. Konan then whips Eddie into the ropes but Eddie reverses it and goes for a leap frog but Konan catches him and Eddie falls down and racks his sack on Konan’s face. Eddie lets out a massive scream as if he got racked. Konan then rolls up the limp Eddie Guerrero for the 1-2-3 and he is the winner of the match and still your WCW United States Champion!!

Recap:
This was a pretty good opening match. Like I stated neither guy dominated the match and both got to show off their offensive arsenal. It was a back and forth match for the whole 20 minutes which is not something you see very often. Both guys were playing to the crowd and it worked out well. With the ending they had it put the heat on Konan which is probably what they were going for. All in all it was a pretty good match and worth checking out. Now if only the rest of the show could live up to the start….I have a funny feeling that just isn’t the case.

Backstage Interview: Col. Robert Parker & Dick Slater

Gene says just a few weeks ago these two were barely talking. Gene then says that he isn’t so certain that Parker isn’t responsible for the absence of Bunkhouse Buck. Gene says Parker will be facing off against a woman later tonight and Gene wants to know where he starts. Parker says that Gene should be thanking him for fighting on his behalf tonight. He also wants to thank Dick for training him and getting him ready for his match against Madusa. Parker says he is doing it for his family, Elvis, Gene, and for all of the people in Mississippi that love Robert Parker like hogs love slop. Parker says he is going to take Madusa and rub her face in all of the slop. Parker then says he is going to do what all the cowards sitting at home don’t have the guts to do and thats do their fighting tonight against Madusa.

Slater butchers his line and then says that every man should be a fan of Parker now because he is doing their fighting for them. Gene tells Parker to watch his hands but Parker says that he is going to be all over of her and he is going to teach her what a man stands for. He says he is stronger, bigger, taller, and he is the rooster and he is going to prove it tonight against Madusa.

Match 2: Grudge Match: Lord Steven Regal vs. Belfast Bruiser

When Bruiser is on his way to the ring he slaps Jeeves right in the face. Bruiser then gets in the ring and takes off his jacket and nails Regal in the head with the medal plate that is on his jacket. Bruiser then throws Regal into the turnbuckle and he just lays in the stiff chops. Bruiser then throws Regal into the ropes but Regal reverses it and he hip tosses the Bruiser. Regal then goes down the cover and grinds his forearm bone right into the face of the Bruiser for a 2 count. Both men get up and Regal blasts Bruiser with a European uppercut that just sounded brutal. These two are just beating the brakes off of each other and it is awesome. Regal hits the ropes but the Bruiser nails him with a high knee. Bruiser then drops a big elbow right to the bridge of the nose. Bruiser then nails Regal with a vicious short arm clothesline and he goes for the cover but gets a 2.

Bruiser then sets Regal up and kicks him right in the back. Bruiser then picks up Regal and he gets hit with a forearm. Regal then nails the Bruiser with a big time European uppercut again. Regal then gets Bruiser in a headlock and grinds all his weight into the neck area. Regal then gets Bruiser in a stretch type move as he lays in some right hands to the Bruiser. Bruiser then nails Regal with a knee right to the forehead. Finlay drops a knee on Regals head then he picks him up and throws him outside the ring. Bruiser picks up Regal and just drops him across the guard rail. Bruiser then grabs the arm of Regal and pulls him right into the turnbuckle post on the outside. Bruiser then grabs Regals arm and drapes it across the top rope. Bruiser then gets Regal in an arm bar. While in the arm bar he slaps Regal in the face and yells at him to come on.

Regal gets out of it and kicks Bruiser right in the face. Regal hits him with another European uppercut. Regal then whips Bruiser into the turnbuckle and Bruiser goes up but Regal stops and then nails Bruiser with a big drop kick. He goes for a pin and gets a 2 count. Regal goes for an arm bar but Bruiser nails him with another forearm to the face. These guys are doing nothing but laying in the punches on each other for a good 10-15 minutes. This is brutal. Bruiser is trying to get pins but Regal gets tired of it and starts driving his open hand right to the nose of the Belfast Bruiser. Regal gets on top of the Bruiser as if he is going to pin him but just lays in open hand punches to the nose. Regal crawls off but stops with his foot laying on the throat of the Bruiser as he chokes him. Bruiser drops Regal then hits him with a knee to the head again. Bruiser hits a body slam then a senton splash for a 2 count. Bruiser then gets Regal in a headlock.

Bruiser gets Regal with an arm bar but Regal nails him with a forearm. Bruiser falls into the turnbuckle and Regal comes in after him but Bruiser nails him with a big boot then another vicious clothesline. He goes for a pin and gets a 2 count. Bruiser drags Regal over to the apron as he picks him up and just dumps him chest first on the apron. He then hits him with a chop then throws Regal headfirst into the guard rail. Bruiser comes in and gets nailed with a kick to the stomach then a forearm to the back. Bruiser goes for a suplex to bring Regal inside but Regal reverses it and suplexes the Bruiser to the outside. Regal then jumps off the apron and drops an elbow on the bruiser on the outside.

Regal gets the Bruiser back in the ring and he gets with a snap mare then Regal drops an elbow on the Bruiser. Regal gets Bruiser in a head lock but Bruiser gets out of it and gets him in his own arm bar. Bruiser then chops Regal in the chest then pulls him up by the arm and kicks him right in the back. The crowd finally cheers both guys on after about 10 minutes of killing each other. Regal is in the turnbuckle so the Bruiser comes in but Regal reverse it and sets up the Bruiser in the corner. He grabs the leg of the Bruiser then calls for the ref to come to the other side. As this happens, Regal lines up and nails the Bruiser with a stiff kick right to the nuts of the Bruiser.

Regal then drops an elbow on the Bruiser and gets a 2 count. Regal hits Bruiser with a European uppercut and but the Bruiser pokes Regal in the eye. Bruiser whips Regal into the ropes and goes for a back body drop but Regal ends up sunset flipping the Bruiser. The Bruiser doesn’t go over and he grabs Regal by the hair and gets him back up to all fours then he drives his knee to the back of the head of Regal and drives him to the mat. Bruiser goes for an elbow drop but Regal gets out of the way and ends up getting the Bruiser in an arm bar. Regal then grabs the Bruiser by the nose and just lays in forearms on to the face.

Regal goes for an irish whip but the Bruiser reverses it and he hits Regal with a back body drop as he comes out of the corner. Bruiser then lays in two clubbing shots to the back. Bruiser then grabs Regal by the legs and drops him to the mat but he does nothing with it. Regal clubs Bruiser in the head then to the back. Regal goes outside and drops Bruiser chest first on the apron. Regal starts talking crap and Bruiser just nails him with a big time left hand. Bruiser drags Regal and takes him outside. He drives Regal back first into the apron. Bruiser than lays in a vicious chop to the chest of Regal. Bruiser then grabs Regal and smokes him with a short right hand right to the face. Regal starts to bleed immediately and this actually ended up breaking a few bones in Regal’s face. The sound it made when the Bruiser connected is disturbing and just sounds terrible. It’s amazing to me that Regal went another 2-3 minutes in this state.

The Bruiser comes off the apron and hits Regal in the back of the head. Regal gets back in the ring and Finlay drops a boot to the chest. Bruiser drives Regal head first into the turnbuckle. Regal falls to the mat and the Bruiser comes in. Regal lifts up his feet and sends Bruiser flying through the middle rope. Regal comes out after him and he runs and throws the Bruiser right into the Doomsday Cage. Regal then drags the Bruiser over to the apron as Eaton and Taylor come out and attack the Bruiser to end the match via DQ and your winner the Belfast Bruiser. Eaton and Taylor hold up the Bruiser as Regal lays in a vicious right hand to the Bruiser. Regal are walking to the backstage area as the Bruiser gets up and chases them out.

Recap:
Theres one word to describe this match and its brutal. Not in a bad way but in a sense of how these guys treated each other. It felt like a real life grudge match and both men were willing to do whatever it takes to beat the hell out of their opponent. The shots were super stiff and when they did a wrestling move it was done in a way to really hurt the opponent instead of just putting in a rest hold. For example, they would grind their forearm into each others face if they had them in a head lock. Things like that that make this match stand out. Also, how can one forget the right hand that broke Regals face. The thud it made when he connected was just brutal and I wish there was a way to add it to the review without overdoing it. Definitely check out this match whenever you get the chance. It’s very entertaining and a treat to watch. So far 2 for 2 on good quality matches. I have a feeling our luck is about to run out sooner rather than later.

Backstage Interview: The Giant & Jimmy Hart

Gene says that Jimmy Hart publicly humiliated Lochness a week ago. Jimmy Hart says tonight is the night that Jimmy Hart proves to the world why he is the greatest wrestling manager in the world today. Jimmy says that nobody, Sting, Hogan, Savage, or Lochness, can put their hands on him and get away with it. Gene then announces that the winner of the match with Lochness will be challenging Ric Flair on Nitro for the WCW World Heavyweight Title. Giant starts his promo by saying “I can start with rhymes or I can start with riddles, Lochness when I get you in the ring I am going to smoke you like bacon on the griddle.” Why in the world are they having a 7’5” monster spewing garbage nursery rhymes as his promo? I never understood this but to each their own. Then he says Flair better think about what is going to happen with him. Giant says he is going to tear Flair limb from Limb and that the WCW title is going to be around his waste again and thats all that needs to be said.

WCW Hotline Promo

Tonight on the WCW Hotline, for those of you watching the PPV, we have a ton of things to talk about. Gene says there have been some coming and goings that are astronomical. He says the rumors now is that a big time wrestler may be hanging up the tights or boots to go to Hollywood. Gene has all of the news on the hotline at 1-900-909-9900. Everybody has that number memorized thats a wrestling fan.

Backstage Interview: Lochness

Gene reiterates that the winner of the match will be challenging Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Title on Nitro. Lochness says that the weasel face Hart brought him all the way over. Lochness says Hart promised him a shot at Hogan in the Doomsday Cage. However, since Hart is the power of attorney, he pulled him out of the match. Lochness then says that tonight he is going to take it out on the Giant. When he drops 700 pounds across the Giant he won’t get up. And this is a guarantee. Gene wants to know what will happen to Jimmy Hart if he gets his hands on him. Lochness says he can’t guarantee anything because it won’t be allowed on TV what he does to him. Gene says he needs to introduce Lochness to his neighbor down in Florida, he’s a dentist. Lochness just looks at Gene like he’s going to kill him as Gene sends it back out to the ring.

Match 3: Man vs. Woman: Col. Robert Parker vs. Madusa

The match starts with a collar and elbow tie up and Parker pushes her back into the turnbuckle. Parker broke the hold clean and backed off of Madusa. They do the same thing again and this time Madusa pushes Parker off of her as they get out of the turnbuckle. Madusa returns the favor and drives Parker into the turnbuckle. They hold onto each other and Madusa ends up arm dragging Rob Parker. Parker complains to the ref that Madusa grabbed the pants to get him over. They lock hands and Parker grabs Madusa and puts her up on his shoulders and he gets her in an airplane spin. Madusa gets out of it and rolls Parker up for a 2 count.

Madusa then picks Parker up and body slams him in the middle of the ring. Parker rolls out to the floor as Madusa celebrates inside the ring. Parker is about to leave the fight but Slater fans him down and gets him back up towards the ring. Parker gets in the ring angry and he picks Madusa up in a choke hold and throws her down to the mat. Parker goes in for an elbow drop but Madusa rolls out of the way. Madusa goes up to the middle rope and hits Parker with a drop kick. She goes off the middle ropes again and hits him with another drop kick off. Parker rolls to the outside and Madusa goes up to the top rope and does a cross body to Parker. He catches her and lays her down slowly so she doesn’t get hurt. Madusa then gets up and kicks Parker in the back a few times before Parker gets back in the ring.

Madusa goes for an irish whip of Parker but Parker reverses it and he goes for a clothesline but Madusa goes under and gets Parker in a German suplex. She has the bridge on but Slater grabs her leg and ruins her bridge. Parker then rolls over and it appears that his junk is right in her face as he gets the 1-2-3 count and the victory in the man vs. woman match.

Recap:
This was nothing more than a comedy match and it served no purpose. It was quick and short so it didn’t go on to long. Madusa did some pretty sweet moves in the short time of the match. Dusty and Heenan on commentary are hilarious throughout the match and make this easy to watch. Other than that not much to see here. I would go ahead and skip ahead on this one. A dud.

Backstage Interview: Road Warriors

Lee Marshall says that everyone wants a shot at the Road Warriors and he’s sure the Road Warriors want a shot at everyone as well. Animal says it does not matter who they go up against. They want to kick everyones butts. Animal says that Sting and Booker T are going to soon find out why they are called the bullies of Chicago. Animal also states that they didn’t become the kings of the Chicago street fight by fighting nobodies. The Road Warriors likes to beat up the best. Hawk starts talking about the brain stem and how it controls everything. Hawk says that the brain stem controls everything and that they are going to take Booker’s and Sting’s out. Hawk says “you will have to depend on Depends for the rest of your life.” Classic Hawk. Just complete randomness and making no sense but it is so awesome. Hawk says they are the team that says what they are going to do and then go out and get the job done. Hawk says that these two will never be able to beat them at what they are best at, the Chicago Street Fight. He says it is all out blitz and everything goes and nobody cares especially them.

Slamboree 1996: Lethal Lottery Commercial

The commercial starts out in black and white and shows a bunch of people walking towards something. The voice over guy says in our world there is always resistance and there is always two sides and the only way to settle the differences is the Lethal Lottery. They show more random people inside of the black and white WCW power plant. “Names are drawn, teams are formed, allies are made as they fight their way to Battle Bowl, where its every man for himself.”

Match 4: I Quit Wrestling: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Booty Man

DDP comes out shaggy and unshaven and cheap ass pants. This is so great. He was on cloud nine with all of his money and then he loses and it now the character portrays that. It’s little things like this that make storylines go the extra mile and I enjoy seeing it. The match starts with DDP jumping out of the ring and stalling. He cusses out some fans and taunts them while Booty Man is waiting in the ring. DDP gets back on the apron then jumps back down and taunts another fan sitting ringside. DDP finally gets in the ring and he climbs up to the middle rope and taunts the crowd again. Booty Man gets on the middle rope and the crowd goes nuts for him. DDP gets on the middle rope again and the fans boo. Booty Man does it again and the crowd pops for him.

They finally start the action with a collar and elbow tie up. DDP gets him in an arm bar then delivers a few shoulder blocks to the shoulder. Booty Man reverses it and gets him in an arm bar of his own and sends DDP to the mat. DDP gets in the ropes to break the hold. They get in another collar and elbow tie up then Booty Man puts DDP in a head lock. DDP shoots the Booty Man off the ropes and then Booty Man nails DDP with a big time shoulder block that sends DDP to the floor on the outside. We get in another collar and elbow tie up as DDP drives Booty Man back to the turnbuckle. DDP acts like he going for a clean break but he goes for a right hand instead but Booty Man ducks and nails DDP with his own right hand.

Booty Man gets DDP in an arm bar then drops an elbow to the shoulder of DDP. DDP pushes Booty Man into the ropes and hits him with a knee to the midsection. DDP then whips Booty Man into the ropes and goes for a right hand but Booty Man holds on to the top rope. DDP charges at Booty Man but Booty Man gets out of the way and DDP crashes into the turnbuckle then Booty Man hits him with a right hand as he falls to the outside. DDP gets on the apron and yells at the ref but Nick Patrick shoves him and DDP falls off the apron and does a flip over. DDP then walks off like he’s leaving but Booty Man comes out after him and he nails him with a couple of right hands. Booty Man picks up DDP and slams him face first into the apron.

They both get back in the ring as DDP begs off the Booty Man down in the corner. Booty Man goes after DDP but DDP grabs Booty Man by the trunks and pulls him into the middle turnbuckle. DDP goes for a head butt into the turnbuckle but Booty Man reverses it and he drives DDP’s face into the turnbuckle 10 times. DDP then falls out to the floor through the middle rope. DDP then runs himself into the turnbuckle post then flips over the guard rail. Meanwhile, the Booty Babe comes out looking as gorgeous as ever.

DDP then gets Booty Man into a headlock. Booty Man tries to get out of the hold twice but DDP blocks it and gets him back into the head lock both times. They then do a criss cross, Booty Man goes down first then he does a leap frog but DDP holds on to the top rope. DDP then does a taunt to the crowd as he turns around Booty Man nails him with a right hand and DDP gets hung up in the middle and top rope. Booty Man then lays in some punches and kicks while DDP is just laying there. Booty Man whips DDP into the ropes but DDP reverses it and DDP goes for an arm drag but Booty Man totally messes it up so he just lays on DDP and gets a 2 count. They re-do the spot and this time DDP lays down as the Booty Man goes for a flying cross body but misses. DDP lays in a few kicks then starts choking the Booty Man. DDP goes for a pin and gets a 2 count. DDP then whips Booty Man into the turnbuckle chest first then he hits him with a belly to back suplex. DDP then gets the Booty Man in a chin lock. Booty Man finally gets up to his feet as he hits DDP three times in the midsection. Booty Man then comes off the ropes but DDP hits him with a knee to the midsection.

DDP goes for a pin and gets a 2 count. DDP then puts the Booty Man in another chin lock. Rest holds anyone? While in the chin lock, DDP puts his feet on the middle ropes to get a little more leverage. Booty Man finally gets out of the chin lock with some more elbows to the midsection. The camera gets on Kimberly and she says that she doesn’t want the Booty Man to get hurt and that she wants him to be her boyfriend. Booty Man hits the ropes but DDP catches him in a body slam type move then drops the Booty Man across the top rope.

DDP calls for the Booty Babe to get up on the apron and give him a ten. DDP then grabs the Booty Babe and kisses her on the lips. The Booty Babe slaps DDP in the face. DDP turns around and the Booty Man comes off the rope and hits DDP with a flying knee to the face. Booty Man goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3 count.

After the match is over the Booty Man goes outside to the floor and lays in a big kiss to the Booty Babe. The Booty Babe loves it and her reaction looks like she has just gone an hour and really enjoyed herself. They walk off together as we head to the back for an interview.

Recap:
This match was the shits. Not sure what to expect from DDP and Brutus Beefcake at this point but it wasn’t very good. A lot of stalling and rest holds that just dragged and dragged. Thankfully I was able to fast forward a little bit here and there to speed up this snooze fest. One thing that sticks out to me about this match is the lack of urgency on behalf of DDP here. If he loses his career is over but he treated this match as if he had 10 years left on his deal. He kept posing for the crowd and wasting time in between moves and he never really got it going. If my career was on the line I would be doing everything in my power to keep the job but that just didn’t happen. Also, how can someone lose their career on a show that is unsanctioned by the company? Hmmm things to ponder at night.

Backstage Interview: Lex Luger & Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart says it is a sad an emotional night for Lex Luger. He says this is the last night that he will walk to the ring with Luger. Jimmy Hart then hands Lex Luger a custom jacket that Luger can put in his trophy cabinet as he walks out of the interview. Luger says he is stuck in between a rock and hard place. Luger says he has to go through the most difficult moment of his wrestling career. Luger says this Doomsday Cage is the most dangerous match he has ever seen personally. Luger then states deep down he has a wrench in his gut because he has to watch his tag team partner Sting go against the Road Warriors in a street fight. Luger says this is very emotional for him. Luger says it breaks his heart that he can’t be in the ring with his best friend and partner Sting. Luger says whether he wants to be in it or not he will be there for the cage match.

Match 5: Giant vs. Giant: The Giant vs. Lochness

When both men get in the ring they have an epic stare down. Lochness appears short but when he is standing next to the Giant he is actually pretty damn tall. This guy is huge and his baggy clothing is hiding a lot. Also, the winner of this match gets to fight Ric Flair on Nitro for the WCW World Heavyweight Title. The match starts with a collar and elbow tie up. Giant hits Lochness with a knee to the gut then he drives him into the turnbuckle. Giant nails Lochness with 4-5 chops to the midsection. Giant then chokes Lochness out with his big boot. Lochness gets out of the corner with head butts to the face. Lochness then punches and chops the Giant into the other turnbuckle.

The Giant regains control by elbowing Lochness to the gut then slams him head first twice into the turnbuckle. Giant lays in some kicks then he goes to the other corner and goes for a Stinger splash type move. Lochness moves out of the way and the Giant goes flying over the top rope and lands on the floor. The athleticism and agility that the Giant was working with when he first came in is really impressive and is something that people forget that he had. Name another 7+ footer who can do a missile drop kick off the top rope? Go ahead I’m waiting.

Giant gets up rather quickly and gets back into the ring favoring his arm. Lochness then chops the Giant and he falls down to the mat. Lochness goes for a big elbow and he nails it. Lochness says he is going for one more but the Giant moves out of the way. Giant gets up to his feet and nails the Lochness with a big time clothesline then a huge side kick to the face. Giant then goes for a Hogan leg drop and nails Lochness and gets the 3 count. The Giant will go on to fight Ric Flair for the WCW Title on tomorrow night’s Nitro. Giant then goes to the camera and says that the leg drop was for Hogan. He then says that he is coming for Flair and he is getting his title back.

Recap:
There wasn’t much to this match at all. Lochness was terrible and he couldn’t work so they had this go as quickly as possible. The turnbuckle spot was incredible to see and amazing to think that somebody the size of the Giant could do something like that. The side kick to Lochness was brutal and the leg drop looked like total garbage but it is what it is. I would go ahead and skip this match since I provided you with the gif of the turnbuckle spot. You can thank me later.

Backstage Interview: Sting and Booker T

Marshall asks Sting about having Booker T as his partner but Booker interrupts and starts talking first. Booker said they have already talked about their friendship and all of that is put to the side. Booker says he has something to prove against the Road Warriors. Booker says when they come down 110 street it is going to be a Harlem Street Fight and its on like chicken bones. Sting tries to pump up Booker T and then Booker says don’t make me knock you out right now. Sting says the Warriors have thrown friendship out of the window. Sting says they are going to come at them like they’ll never believe. Booker says we have a 5 time world Champ and Booker is a 4 time tag team champ. Scorpion death lock and Harlem hangover it aint nothing but a thang like a chicken wing on a string? What the hell is Booker T even talking about. What a weird and crazy promo this was. Booker says they will know whats happening when it’s all over. After this match it will be Sting and Luger vs. Harlem Heat for the tag titles.

Match 6: Chicago Street Fight: Road Warriors vs. Sting/Booker T

Just a preface before this match even starts. They do double camera shots and theres a ton of crap going on at once. I won’t get play by play in but I will do my best to describe the action that I am seeing. Sting and Booker are walking to the ring as they get attacked from behind by the Warriors. Sting is working over Animal in the ring while Booker and Hawk are fighting each other on the outside. Animal goes up for 10 punches in the corner while Booker throws Hawk into the ring post.

Hawk back body drops Booker on the outside. Animal charges in on Sting in the corner but Sting moves out of the way and Animal misses. Hawk goes after Sting on the outside as Booker nails a beautiful scissor kick to the back of the head of Animal. Animal nails Booker with a power slam then an elbow drop on the inside of the ring. Animal goes for the pin and gets a 2 count. Animal has Sting laying down in the corner and he pulls the legs and rams Sting nuts first into the ring post. Hawk picks up Booker on the outside and drops him on the top of the guard rail. Sting on the other side is returning the favor to Animal by pulling him nut first into the ring post.

Booker rams Hawk head first into the guard rail while Sting body slams Animal inside the ring. Booker then pile drives Hawk on the outside but Hawk no sells it and gets right up and nails Booker with a clothesline. Booker nails Hawk with a nice side kick right to the head to regain the advantage on Hawk. Inside the ring Animal gets a close 2 count on Sting. Sting runs and slams Animal head first into the mat. Hawk is choking out Sting on the mat while Animal throws Booker to the outside of the ring. Animal gets iris whipped into the guard rail. Booker goes for the cover on the outside but gets a 2 count on Animal. Booker goes up to the top rope and goes for an ax handle but Animal hits him with a punch to the midsection. Animal then hits Booker with a drop kick and gets a 2 count out of it. Hawk is on the outside choking the life out of Sting.

Booker sends Hawk back into the ring and he gets him in an arm bar. Sting heads toward the back and grabs a chair. Animal goes after him but gets nailed 2 times with a chair as Sting heads toward the ring. Sting then grabs the chair again and hits Hawk with it twice. Second one was right on the head. Animal gets in the ring and grabs the chair and he nails Booker and Sting with the same chair. The last shot on Booker was right to the head. Animal goes for the cover on Booker but Sting breaks it up at 2. Booker nails Animal with a great side kick inside the ring. Sting then dumps Hawk with a pile driver but Hawk gets up right away again and kicks Sting in the head. Hawk then power bombs Sting in the middle of the ring then drops a boot to the nuts of Sting.

Hawk has Sting in a headlock inside the ring as Booker chokes Animal out with a cable on the outside. Hawk throws Sting outside then he throws him over the guardrail as they fight amongst the fans. Hawk tries to grab a chair but a lot of the chairs are connected together so he couldn’t do anything with them. Hawk then picks up the chair and rams into the gut of Booker T then hits him in the back with it. Hawk goes for a pile driver on Sting on the outside but Sting reverses it into a back body drop. Sting is on the top rope and drops a fist to the back of Hawk as Animal throws Booker T into the cage. Sting goes for the Stinger Splash but Hawk gets out of the way and then he nails Sting with a clothesline. Animal is on the top rope but Booker charges and pushes him off and Animal racks himself on the top rope.

Booker then climbs up to the top rope himself and nails Hawk with a knee to the face. This match is just a cluster and theres no rhyme or reason to it. Pretty fun if you ask me. Sting then runs into Animal and Animal falls down then Sting falls face first and nails Animal right in the nuts. What a classic spot that was. Animal hits Sting with a low blow on Sting as Hawk is laying in the rights on Booker T. Booker hits a side slam on Hawk while Animal chokes Sting in the corner. Hawk whips Booker into the corner and Booker blocks it and Hawk runs right into the back of Booker. Sting goes up to the top rope and goes for a splash on Animal but Animal gets out of the way. Hawk then climbs up to the top rope and goes for a flying clothesline but Booker ends up hitting him with a drop kick to block the move.

Animal chokes Booker in the corner while Hawk gets Sting in a leg lock type move. Booker ends up hitting a low blow on Animal and this causes Animal to roll outside of the ring to get a break. Booker goes over the top looking for a plunga but Animal moves out of the way and Booker misses. Sting nails Hawk with a big clothesline inside of the ring. Booker and Sting hit a double clothesline on Animal. Sting racks Hawk over the top rope then goes to the outside and pulls the leg to get more damage done on the nut sack of Hawk. Animal hits Booker with a suplex inside the ring. Hawk drags Sting out of the ring and nails him with a chop. Booker goes for a side kick inside the ring but Animal moves out of the way and Booker gets racked on the top rope.

Hawk goes to the top rope and nails Booker with a clothesline inside the ring. Animal and Sting are brawling up the aisle way. Animal gets whipped into the guard rail but it doesn’t really connect because Animal is just blown up at this point. Booker gets a camel clutch on Hawk inside the ring. Sting pulls Animal out of the ring so he doesn’t break up the hold for Hawk. Sting gets a sit down chin lock on Animal so he can catch a breather. Hawk goes for the cover and nearly gets a 3 count. Hawk then clotheslines Booker to the outside of the ring. Sting body slams Animal inside the ring then drops an elbow on Animal. Sting heads up to the top rope and goes for a dive but Animal catches him and nails him with a power slam. Meanwhile, Hawk hits Booker with a drop kick on the outside of the ring. Animal goes for the pin on Sting and gets a 2 count.

Animal whips Sting into the ropes and he misses two clothesline. Finally, Sting and Animal clothesline each other and they are both laid out in the ring. Booker goes for an elbow drop on Hawk inside the ring and he misses. However, Booker gets back up and he nails Hawk with an awesome looking spinning side kick. Animal then picks up a chair on the outside and nails Sting in the back with it again. Animal has Sting standing up against the ring post and he goes for a clothesline but Sting moves out of the way. Sting grabs the chair and hits Animal with it a few times. Hawk then steals the chair from Sting and he nails Sting with it. Animal holds up Booker as Hawk nails him with a vicious chop to the chest.

Sting heads to the back looking for more weapons.Hawk hits Booker with a power slam inside the ring and goes for the pin but only gets a 2 count. Sting comes back and he nails Animal with a couple of brooms. Sting nails Hawk with the brooms twice until Animal comes in the ring and steals the brooms from Sting. Animal nails Booker with the broom to break up a pin then he nails Sting with it on the back. Hawk drives the broom into the gut of Booker while Animal breaks one broom stick in half. Animal takes his piece of the broom and starts choking out Sting with it. Booker steals the broken broom stick from the ref and starts choking Animal with it.

Booker T heads to the back and acts like he is giving up on the match. Animal is following him to the back as well. Inside the ring Hawk is dropping fists to Sting. Animal heads to the back and bumps right into Luger. Animal slams Booker into a table. Luger is fixing his hair and it pisses him off. Therefore, Luger attacks Animal from behind. Stevie Ray also shows up and they throw Animal into a pole in the back. Jimmy Hart shows up and he handcuffs Animal to the post. Luger stomps away at Animal and he is knocked out. Luger is pissed that he messed up his hair.

Sting is on the outside and just laying it into Hawk. Hawk lays up against the guard rail and Sting goes for the Stinger splash but Hawk gets out of the way. Booker comes back to the ring and he throws Hawk into the steel steps. Booker rolls him back into he ring and hits him with a side suplex. Booker goes to the top rope and he goes for the Harlem Hangover but Hawk moves out of the way. Hawk sits up in the middle of the rope and Stevie Ray comes out and nails Hawk with a steel chair. Booker goes for the pin and gets the 1-2-3 count. After the match is over they show Stevie Ray in the back nailing Animal with a chair shot. Stevie Ray says he wants their belts back sucka!.

Recap:
I don’t even know where to start with this match. I don’t know who’s idea it was to give these four 25+ minutes in a street fight but it wasn’t the smartest idea here. They just beat the hell out of each other the entire time and there was no rhyme or reason to the match. It didn’t make much sense and it was just your typical hardcore type match. Also, where the hell does Hawk get off no selling every pile driver he is in? It totally ruins the move and makes it appear useless when he does that 2-3 times in one match. One of those times was on the outside no less. All in all this match isn’t horrible but it isn’t very good either. If you have 25 minutes and you want to see four dudes beat the hell out of each other then this is the match for you. However, I have seen better and I wouldn’t recommend this match really. By the way, the shitty picture in picture type camera style was garbage. It really takes away from the action and it makes things hard to follow. Speaking of that, how stupid is WCW for booking a big time match around this shit picture in picture type display? I’m looking at you World War 3.

Match 7: Doomsday Cage Match: Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage vs. Four Horsemen/Dungeon of Doom/Z-Gangsta/Ultimate Solution

We start off with Michael Buffer hyping up the Doomsday Cage match. We follow that up with some pyro before the Dungeon of Doom and the Horsemen assume their positions in the cage. Also, same as the last match. Will do my best to call the action of this cluster of a match. Flair and Arn are in the top cage while the Faces are Fear are on one side of the middle portion with Sullivan and Luger on the other side in the middle tier. No site of the Ultimate Solution or Z-Gangsta at the start. Here come the Mega Powers to make 8 guys look like total garbage. Lets get this thing going.

Savage goes right after Flair as Hogan and Arn are a little more timid. Arn goes for a kick and Hogan grabs him and Hogan throws him right into the cage. Flair throws Savage into the pole in the middle of the cage. Savage then tries to rake the face of Flair into the cage. Flair immediately rips the shirt off Savage and lays in the chops already. Savage then throws Flair into the cage a few times. Hogan grabs Flair from behind as Savage lays in the right hands. Hogan has Arn by the throat but Arn rakes the eyes then lays in the boots to Hogan. Hogan is now working on Flair as Savage holds Arn. Arn throws Savage into the cage as Hogan is choking out Flair. Flair rakes Hogans eyes then lays in a right hand.

Flair lays the chops into Hogan but Hogan hulks up and rips off his shirt and starts laying in the rights to Flair. Flair goes for a punch but Hogan dunks and punches Flair. Flair falls to the cage and Hogan starts choking him with his boot. All four men are being very careful and not doing much to make this cage fall apart. Flair starts laying in the right hands to Savage while Arn pulls Hogan into the pole in the middle of the cage. Flair has Savage in a head lock while Arn puts Hogan in a figure four. Flair then puts a figure four on Savage. Both men have Hogan and Savage in a figure four. Savage and Hogan then try to reverse the figure four on both men at the same time. Pretty sweet sequence of moves.

Flair drops a fork or a shank to the middle section to get it down to Sullivan. Savage then busts out the powder and throws it in the face of Arn and Flair. They open up the trap door and they go down to the next tier. Now we have Hogan and Savage in the middle going against Luger, Sullivan, and the Faces of Fear. Hogan has a chain and nails Sullivan and Luger with it. Hogan then takes the chain and chokes Sullivan with it. Luger picks up the chain and decks Hogan with it. I love that Luger is yelling every time he throws a punch or a kick. Savage is in the other portion of the middle section taking out both members of the Faces of Fear.

Hogan throws Luger’s face into the cage then he comes over and helps out Savage with the Faces of Fear. Hogan then takes his chain and locks the door behind him to block out the Faces of Fear from helping out Sullivan and Luger. Hogan and Savage are now going after Luger and Sullivan. Hogan takes Luger and rams him into the cage 4-5 times in rapid succession. Hogan and Sullivan end up outside the cage and Sullivan is holding on to a poll while Hogan tries to push him off. I never understood this spot because the good guy is nearly on the verge of killing his opponent. It didn’t make much sense at all.

Sullivan and Hogan walk down the stars and Sullivan tries to dump Hogan over the railing. Savage is in the cage working over Luger while Hogan and Sullivan fight on scaffolding. They continue to walk down the stairs and get to the bottom floor. Luger and Savage then make their way down to the bottom floor. All four men then head towards ringside beating each other up. Meanwhile, Flair, Arn, and the Faces of Fear are still trying to get out of the middle cage portion of the Doomsday Cage. Sullivan is raking the back of Hogan as they head toward the ring. Hogan then steals the microphone and starts nailing Sullivan with it numerous times. Hogan whips Sullivan into the ropes and he nails Sullivan with a big boot.

Flair and the rest of them have figured out a way to break free and they start heading down to the floor to help out Luger and Sullivan. Luger takes Savage and throws him into a pole. Meanwhile, Hogan throws Sullivan head first into the Doomsday Cage from the outside. Hogan then comes over and nails Luger with a clothesline. Luger screams as loud as he can and then falls over. What kind of selling is Luger doing here? Hogan picks up a bucket of some sort and nails Luger with it. Sullivan is laying in the chops to Savage and then he throws him head first into the steel cage.

Hogan takes Luger and throws him into the guardrail. Luger is begging off as Hogan stalks him. Sullivan takes the board from the scaffolding and takes a piece down to the ring. He then drops it and leaves it behind so Savage picks it up and nails Sullivan from behind with it. Hogan is in the ring laying in the right hands to Luger on the ground while Savage and Sullivan are trading right hands. Sullivan throws Savage into he steel steps then he gets in the ring and low blows Hogan. Hogan drags Luger outside the ring and throws him into the guardrail. Hogan then picks up a chair and nails Luger with it a couple of times.

Hogan then goes after Sullivan while Savage picks up the chair and tries to hit Luger with it. Luger gets the boot up and then he picks up the chair and nails Savage and Hogan with it. Sullivan then rakes the eyes of Savage. All four men are on the outside of the ring. Sullivan picks up Savage and drapes him across the guard rail then clotheslines him off of it. Luger tries to smash Hogans face into the apron but Hogan reverses and it rams Lugers into it. Hogan whips Luger while Savage whips Sullivan into each other. Both men are on the ground pounding Luger and Sullivan with right hands. At this point the Ultimate Solution and Z-Gangsta come down to the ring. Solution goes for Hogan while Gangsta goes after Savage. Gangsta is choking and grabbing Savage back to the cage while Solution takes Hogan back to the cage.

Hogan, Savage, Z-Gangsta, and Ultimate Solution are all in the bottom tier of the cage. They have a stare down as Hogan goes after the Solution as Savage goes after Z-Gangsta. Gangsta grabs Savage by the throat and just chokes him. Solution throws Hogan down to the ring like he’s a piece of dirt. Z-Gangsta has beat himself up more than he has Savage or Hogan combined. Savage goes to the top rope and hits Gangsta with a double ax handle. Hogan has Solution in the corner and is laying in the right hands. Hogan is laying in the ax handles to both Solution and Gangsta. Savage hits the ropes but Gangsta grabs him and gets him in a bear hug. Hogan rams the Solutions head right into the steal cage. Hogan comes to the save of Savage.

Hogan goes for a right hand but Gangsta blocks it and he gets Hogan in a choke hold. It drives Hogan down to the mat. Solution then picks up Savage and power slams him to the mat. Hogan rakes the eyes of Gangsta to get out of the choke hold. Savage goes up to the top rope again and he jumps off but the Solution catches him and gets him in a bear hug. Arn and Ric Flair get back in the ring to help out Gangsta and the Ultimate Solution. Flair is choking out Hogan while Gangsta holds up Savage for Arn to punch. Arn and Gangsta take Savage and throw him head first into the cage. Solution slams Hulk as Jimmy Hart jumps up and down laughing hysterically as if they just won. Flair then throws Savage into the cage one more time.

Gangsta clubs the back of Hogan multiple times while Flair lays into Savage. Savage has more powder and they are getting more powder. Meantime, the Booty Man comes out and hands Hogan and Savage frying pans. They throw powder into the faces of the Solution and Gangsta then they just start laying in the frying pan shots to all of them. Luger comes back and gets in the ring. Luger comes in and goes right for Hogan then drops an ax handle to the back of Savage. Luger pulls out a loaded black glove. Flair holds up Savage. Luger goes in for the punch but Savage moves out of the way. Luger hesitates but still ends up decking Flair anyways.

Hogan then nails Luger with a right hand and he can be heard saying lets get out of here. Hogan leaves the ring and Savage follows him on his way out. Both guys forget to go for the cover but Savage realizes this and ends up diving back into the ring and getting the pin on Ric Flair for the victory. Hogan and Savage win again. Both men get out of the cage and they get the hell out of there.

Recap:
Again, where do you even start with a cluster like this. The action was predictable and there was just way to much going on. You really have 2 guys going against 8 of your top heels and you let them come out and win clean? The booking made zero sense but I guess if you are trying to push a PPV that can have anything happen then I guess this is the type of match you would want. The ending was decent but I found it hilarious that both Savage and Hogan forgot to do the pin at the end. Good thing Savage was on his toes and actually remembered or they would have just walked out and not have pinned anyone. This match was garbage and is the epitome of WCW where they had grand ideas but they could never deliver. If you want to enjoy crap then go ahead and give this match a watch.

Show Closing:

We head up to the commentary section where Dusty, Tony, and Bobby recap the show as well as talk about tomorrow night’s Nitro. Tony says they hope to have Luger’s reasons tomorrow night on Nitro. They also say that the Giant will fight Ric Flair for the WCW Heavyweight title on Nitro. Dusty says this PPV will go down in history as something no one has ever seen before. Heenan then says “yes, yes, yes, yes Hogan has done it again. He has walked away from the ring one more time.” Heenan says it has to stop and it will start tomorrow night on Nitro. Heenan then takes off his head set and heads out as Tony wraps up the show. Goodnight everyone!

Final Thoughts:
The show started off really good with the Eddie Guerrero vs. Konan match. They followed that up with a brutal slug fest between the Belfast Bruiser and Lord Steven Regal. After that it was all down hill from there. Booty Man vs. DDP was trash, the street fight was just a cluster and hard to follow with the double camera action, and theres absolutely nothing to say about the Madusa vs. Robert Parker match. The main event was a bigger cluster than the street fight and it sucked. It was nothing but boots and punches and really no thought process given to the match at all. Why would the good guy try to kick a guy off a 20 foot scaffold? I get the whole fight fire with fire thing but that spot has always bothered me and I’m not sure why Hogan even tried to do it. The fact that Hogan and Savage nearly forgot to do the pin summarizes this whole PPV in a nutshell. I would watch the first two matches on this show and skip the rest. That way you are not disappointed with what you see.

Going forward, I’m not sure what the next Event Center show will be but look out for more Coliseum Classics as well as our new series Television Rewind. I have a few more of those on deck so get ready for that. Thanks everyone for reading and I will be back soon with some more great action right here on the Event Center.

The Event Center #5: WCW Clash of the Champions: February 6th, 1990

Introduction:
Hello everyone, Steven Caudle here welcoming you to another edition of The Event Center. We are going back to World Championship Wrestling from 1990. We are going to Clash of Champions 10: Texas Shootout. This is the infamous card where Sting gets kicked out of the Four Horsemen and where he tears his ACL all in the same night. So without further ado lets get down to the ring and get right into the action.

Show Opening:

The opening video is one of my favorites for any wrestling show. It’s cheesy and corny but its still awesome. Jim Ross and Jim Cornette are our commentators for the night. Ross runs down the card and pimps the hotline. They are saying you can call into the hotline and actually talk to Sting. Ross sends it down to Terry Funk who is ringside. He calls himself “Tuxedo Terry” and then he says to pull out your .45’s, .38’s and point them at your television screen because turner is about to blow you away with world championship wrestling. Funk says he will be in the ring with the Four Horsemen and he will have Funk’s Grill with Sting. He then kicks it to Gordon Solie. Solie talks about how he has tried to talk to the wrestlers but none of them have been very friendly.

Interview: The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering

Animal says that the Skyscrapers are going down. Hawk says what a rush for us and what a drag for the Skyscrapers. That was pretty much it for the interview because after Hawk says that he kicks it over to Solie who then returns us back to Ross and Cornette.

Match 1: Steve Williams vs. Samoan Savage

The Samoan Savage is led to the ring by the Big Kahuna. We cut to a vignette of Williams “saving another victim” by putting him in the back of an ambulance. The vignette leads to Steve Williams walking out to the ring for his match. Williams charges the Savage who is stretching in the corner. Williams then nails the Samoan Savage with a big clothesline. The Savage rolls to the outside to kill the momentum of Steve Williams. The Savage gets on the apron and Williams clubs him in the chest. Savage then falls back to into the ring and gets nailed with a couple of rights then a body slam.

Williams comes off the ropes and hits a shoulder block on the Savage. Williams then chop blocks the Savage and then hits him with a big shoulder block. Williams goes for a third charge but Savage comes out of the corner and nails Doc with a big clothesline. The Samoan Savage then hits Doc with another clothesline then he throws Williams to the outside of the ring. Williams then gets up on the apron and Savage stomps on him twice. The Big Kahuna then hits Williams a couple of times while the ref is distracted. During this time Woman comes down to ringside and has a seat.

Savage then hits Williams with a double chop to the throat. He then hits Williams with a snap mare then he puts on the trapeze nerve hold. Williams gets back up to his feet and hits the Savage with some elbows to the midsection. He comes off the ropes and hits the Savage with a shoulder block. Williams goes for another one but the Savage gets Williams in a big power slam and gets a 2 count. Savage goes back to the nerve hold as they show Woman sitting ringside. Williams breaks out of the nerve hold again then hits the Savage with a sunset flip. The Savage blocks it and hits Doc in the face with a chop. Williams no sells it and gets up with a clothesline to the Savage. Williams goes for a big elbow but misses then the Savage gets Williams in a reverse chin lock. Williams gets out of the nerve hold again by stomping on the feet of the Samoan Savage. Williams ends up on the floor and the Big Kahuna nails him with a right hand.

Williams gets back up on the apron and gets thrown into the ring by the Savage. The Samoan Savage then hits Doc with a side slam. The Savage goes up to the top and goes for a huge splash but Williams moves out of the way. Williams gets up and gets the Savage in a elevated gorilla press slam. He runs around the ring with the Savage in the air. Williams then hits the Savage with a great looking drop kick for a big guy. The Savage hits Williams with a kick to the face. Williams then reverses a hip toss and gets him in a backslide for the 3 count.

Recap:
This was a solid match to start the card. Steve Williams was pretty damn awesome at everything he did and is a joy to watch. The Samoan Savage was agile and moved pretty well in the ring so it made the match work. Pretty good stuff all around here for an opener. I would definitely check it out.

Advertisement for Wrestle War 90: Wild Thing

We get the awesome advertisement for Wrestle War 90: Wild Thing. It’s so cheesy and corny yet awesome at the same time. I love it and it is one of my favorite ads for a PPV. The music and the graphics make it awesome. Definitely check it out if you can.

Interview: The Four Horsemen

Terry Funk starts off by saying there are two things that are going to be hard to beat in 1990 and thats World Championship Wrestling and the Horsemen. The Horsemen then make their way down to the ring for their interview. Funk says these four men are tough and that tough is an attitude. Flair gets on the mic and says “whenever we get the opportunity to get together we like to make a statement and tonight THE Horsemen are going to make a statement.” Ole then gets on the mic and tells Sting that he will no longer be a Horsemen. Ole said when Ric called him to get in the ring and the reason for it was to get rid of Sting. The one thing that no one could figure was when Sting jumped in to help Flair against Funk.

Ole went over a few opportunities where they could have taken Sting out if they wanted to. Ole said Sting was a great Horsemen. Said he was a great wrestler and a big strong kid. Ole said Sting did the one thing that can be unforgivable and that was when he signed the contract to fight Ric Flair at Wrestle War. Ole and Arn wanted to take him out but Flair spared him because Sting saved Flair once. Ole said the only way he can remain a Horsemen is if he goes to the promoter and rescinds the contract to fight Flair at Wrestle War. Ole says he has 2 hours to make up his mind if he wants to give up the title shot or not. Sting tells Ole theres not a chance he is going to get out of the match.

Flair gets on the mic and says Sting I bought you some time and that he needs to think about it. Ole says the next time you see us he won’t be so lucky. Sting grabs the jacket of Ole and Flair sucker punches him. Ole and Arn then hold Sting up while Flair yells at him and tells him that he bought him some time and to do the right thing and thats to tear up the contract to fight him at Wrestle War. Flair slaps Sting in the face and leaves him laying as they go to commercial break.

Recap:
This was an awesome segment. Ole Anderson is so believable in this role and it makes the segment. His gritty voice and his nonchalant attitude is perfect here and nice to see. Flair acting like the good guy by buying Sting some time to think about the proposition is a perfect heel move as well. Overall just a really great segment and it was delivered perfectly. Definitely worth checking out.

Match 2: Flyin’ Brian/Z-Man vs. Mod Squad

Pillman starts off in the ring with Spike of the Mod Squad. Pillman works the arm then snap mares Spike then Pillman drops a knee. Pillman goes for the pin and gets a 2. Spike irish whips Pillman into the turnbuckle but Pillman jumps over and hits Spike with a hip toss then nails an awesome drop kick. He then gets Spike in the arm bar and tags in the Z-Man. Z-Man comes off the middle rope with an elbow to the arm. Z-Man then throws Spike down as he keeps the arm bar in. Spike tags in Basher who gets hit with a hip toss once he got in the ring.

Bash gets irish whipped into the ropes and hits Z-Man with a shoulder block. Basher then comes off the ropes again and gets monkey flipped by the Z-Man. Z-Man gets a tag to Pillman who comes in and delivers a huge chop to Basher. Basher then gets whipped into the rope and gets hit with a karate kid by Pillman then an kick to the back of the head by Z-Man. Both members of the Mod Squad get into the ring and they try to double clotheslines the Z-Man but he dunks and Pillman flies in with a clothesline from the apron. They then hit a double drop kick and send the Mod Squad to the floor.

Basher gets back in and he acts like he is going to tie up with Pillman but he tags in Spike. Spike rams Pillman’s head into the turnbuckle then tries to irish whip Pillman into the turnbuckle but he reverses it and nails Spike with a massive back drop. Pillman then tries to hit Spike with a spinning kick but misses but it drives Spike back to the turnbuckle. Pillman hits him with 3 massive chops then irish whips spike to the turnbuckle. Spike reverses it then grabs Pillman by the head and slams him face first to the mat.

Spike tags in Basher who climbs to the middle rope and he drives Pillman down to the mat face first. The Mod Squad then pick up Pillman and drop him chest first to the mat. They go for the cover but Pillman kicks out at 2. Spike distracts the ref as Basher chokes Pillman over the top rope. Basher then nails Pillman with a short arm clothesline and he goes for the cover. Z-Man comes in to break up the pin. Basher then picks up Pillman and throws him onto the knee of Spike. Spike then gets a chin lock on Pillman. Spike tags in Basher who gets Pillman in a chin lock.

Pillman gets back to his feet and hits a couple of elbows to the midsection. Pillman hits the ropes and gets hit with a knee to the midsection. Spike gets back in the ring and gets another chin lock on Pillman. Pillman gets out of this chin lock by coming off the ropes. He does a leap frog over spike then hits a spinning elbow to send both men down. Basher gets the tag and he comes in to prevent Pillman from tagging. He whips Pillman into the ropes but Pillman goes for a crucifix pin but gets a 2 count. Spike gets the tag in and he goes up to the top rope and goes for an elbow but misses. Spike tags in Basher and Pillman tags in the Z-Man. Basher gets hit with a big back body drop. Z-Man takes both Basher and Spike and rams their heads together. Z-Man gets whipped into the turnbuckle but he hits Basher with a big cross body for the pin. Pillman comes in and hits Basher with a big drop kick to prevent him from breaking up the pin. Z-Man gets the 3 count on Basher for the victory.

Recap:
This match was nothing special. Pillman and the Z-Man were hitting some pretty good moves but nothing worth watching for. Not a fan of any of the guys in the match so not worth my time here. Mod Squad were garbage and had a lot of chin locks because they couldn’t keep up with the other two. I would go ahead and save yourself about 10 minutes and skip this one.

Match 3: Mil Mascaras vs. Cactus Jack Manson

The match starts off with Mascaras getting Jack in a head lock. Mascaras then hits Jack with a hip lock take over. Mascaras then hits Jack with a drop toe hold then gets Cactus Jack in a surf board type maneuver. Mascaras tries to get another submission move on Jack but he lets go and lets Jack get back to his feet. They do the knuckle lock tie up and Mascaras gets the advantage first. Mascaras drops down and gets Jack in a headlock with his feet and gets Jack in a couple of head scissor takeovers.

Both men run off the ropes and Mascaras hits Jack with a flying head butt type move followed up by a drop kick. Jack goes to the outside and grabs a chair and going after Cappetta. Jack then walks backwards and trips over the chair on the outside and starts blaming all of the fans for it. That was hilarious and awesome. Jack gets back in the ring and they tie up again. Mascaras then gets a full nelson on Mascaras. Jack hits Mascaras with an elbow and a punch but Mascaras no sells it and they end up in the knuckle lock up again. Mascaras goes low and drops Jack to the mat and goes for a Boston crab. Jack gets in the ropes and Mascaras breaks the hold.

They get in a collar and elbow tie up and Jack pushes Mascaras into the turnbuckle. Jack kicks Mascaras in the midsection then hits him with a right hand. He then drives Mascaras’s head into the turnbuckle and he follows that up by throwing Mascaras to the outside. Jack then hits a backbreaker on Mascaras. Mascaras gets up after no selling the back break and gets back in the ring. Jack is about to drop his elbow to the outside but he realizes Mil is not out there so he turns around and looks at Mascaras who hits him with a drop kick and Jack falls backwards and smacks his head on the concrete floor. Cornette on commentary says “OH MY GOD CACTUS JACK IS DEAD.”

Jack gets up to the apron and Mascaras suplexes him back into the ring. Jack is groggy when he gets back up to his feet and Mascaras hits him with a flying crossbody and gets a 3 count. Jim Cornette on commentary says that Jack is the real winner here after doing that spot.

After we get back from break Cactus Jack goes after the guitar player from the band. The drummer of the band named Wolf gets his hat knocked off of Cactus Jack. Wolf then clotheslines Jack from behind and they roll around on the ground fighting.

Recap:
There wasn’t much to this but Jack getting himself over in spite of Mil Mascaras. The backstory here was that Cornette and Sullivan called Jack into a meeting and told Jack that Mascaras wouldn’t sell for him and that he should his death plunge spot so the fans will remember him way more than Mascaras. I would say it definitely worked. Nothing sticks out about this match except for Jack tripping over the chair and Jack slamming his head on the concrete. For those two spots alone this match is definitely worth checking out. Insane how careless Jack was during his time in the ring.

Interview with Norman

Gordon reminds Norman this match is falls count anywhere. He says so he can put him in the middle of the ring or in the ropes in the corner. Gordon tells him that pins can be anywhere in the building on the stairs in the rest room anywhere. Norman says he may pin him by the hot dog machine then eat a few hot dogs then beat him up some more. He said he will get a 3 count then eat 3 hot dogs. Norman says that Sullivan keeps coming at him like a little rat and tonight he is going to get the rat.

Match 4: Falls Count Anywhere: Kevin Sullivan vs. Norman the Lunatic

Before Norman heads to the ring they show him at the zoo feeding animals. He finds a pig and he gets down on all fours and asks Kevin Sullivan is what he is doing. Says the pig reminds him of Sullivan because of the short legs and the pot belly. Norman makes his way to the ring and when he gets in Sullivan takes it right to him. He then throws Norman outside the ring then he jumps off the apron with a double ax handle. Norman reverse an irish whip and throws Sullivan right into the turnbuckle post. Norman then gets him back in the ring. Sullivan goes for a sunset flip and Norman falls down on him and squashes him.

Norman irish whips Sullivan from one corner to another and he charges in with a splash but Sullivan gets the foot up and knocks Norman down. Sullivan goes up to the top rope but Norman gets up and slams him off the top. Norman goes up to the middle rope and goes for a big splash but Sullivan rolls out of the way. Sullivan then drop kicks Norman outside of the ring. Sullivan then picks up Norman and body slams him on the floor. He goes for the pin but only gets a 2 count. Sullivan then lays in a vicious chop to Norman.

Sullivan then rams Norman head first in to the turnbuckle again. Sullivan then rips off the sweater of Norman and lays in the chops on his bare chest. Sullivan gets big Norman in a belly to back suplex and goes for the pin for the 2 count. Sullivan hits a running knee to the chest then Sullivan rolls back into the ring while Norman regroups on the outside. Sullivan then takes Normans shirt and chokes him out with it. Sullivan rams the head of Norman into the guard rail then hits him with another brutal sounding chop. Sullivan gets back in the ring as Norman starts psyching himself up on the outside while Sullivan waits for him to get in the ring. Sullivan punches and kicks Norman a few times to keep control of the match.

Norman blocks a punch from Sullivan then hits 2 head butts on Sullivan. Norman grabs his shirt and starts choking Sullivan with it. Both guys punch each other up the aisle way. Norman goes for a pin after throwing Sullivan into the guard rail. Norman charges at Sullivan but Sullivan dunks and he hits Norman with a back body drop. They fight all the way up to the stage and head to the backstage area. Ross throws it over to Gordon Solie who commentates the action. Sullivan goes into the women’s rest room and Norman follows him back in. You hear a lot of noises then Sullivan comes out groggy and falls down face first. Norman then comes out holding a toilet seat and toilet paper as the ref raises his hand in victory.

Recap:
Not sure what to think of this match. The action was pretty solid and Sullivan beat the brakes off of Norman there for a little while. The body slam, suplex, and back body drop that Sullivan hit on Norman were really impressive as well. The finish was beyond stupid and a waste of time. You build to a finish and when you get to the point and you don’t even show the fans how it goes down? What the hell is the point. I understand you wanted a little comedy with the finish but what a waste of time. I would skip this match all together and move on.

Funk’s Grill: Lex Luger

Funk says he felt sorry for what happened to Sting and with the Horsemen. Funk apologizes to everyone for what happened. He was upset that nobody stepped in to help him because no one had the guts. He says he has a guy that has arms bigger than most and that he had the guts to come into the ring to help him. It is the Total Package Lex Luger. When Luger is getting into the ring Funk says here is a man and here is an American that would have gotten in the ring to help him.

Funk asks Luger what he would have done if he was in the same situation that Funk was in earlier. Luger says he has been watching Funk for a long time and he calls Funk a man’s man and himself a man’s man. Luger says that Sting is a phenomenal athlete and one day he may become the world heavyweight champion. Luger says he needs to understand his place in this sport at this time. Funk asks him what that is. Luger says Sting should be happy where he’s at and that he is the #1 contender. Luger says the match should have never been signed in the first place. Luger says that he and Flair are not friends and to not make any bones about it. He says he has mutual respect for Flair and that he and Flair have gone at it every day of the week the past few months.

Luger doesn’t want Sting coming in fresh and taking the built from Flair, who he has worn out. Fans start chanting they want Sting. Luger says you may want Sting but right now they have the Total Package. Luger says his accolades are endless. Luger says he has what every woman wants and what every man wishes he could be. He says everything he touches turns to gold and that he is the epitome of success. Luger says the one thing he has not achieved will be achieved and that is the World Title. Luger calls himself the greatest US Heavyweight Champion of all time. Terry Funk then cuts Luger off and sends it to commercial.

Match 5: Road Warriors vs. Skyscrapers

The match starts out with Hawk and Dan Spivey in the ring. Hawk gets dan in a side headlock but Spivey throws him into the ropes and they shoulder block each other. Spivey then throws Hawk outside of the ring but Hawk lands on his feet then he gets back in the ring and clotheslines Spivey. Hawk goes for a neck breaker but Mean Mark holds on to Spivey and Hawk falls to the ground. Hawk then hits Spivey with a big shoulder block that sends Spivey to the outside. The Skyscrapers and Teddy Long regroup on the outside. Mean Mark and Animal get the tags when they get back in the ring.

Animal pushes Mark into the ropes and forces the break. Animal threatens to punch Mark but he backs off. Mean Mark tries to knock Animal down with shoulder blocks but Animal doesn’t budge. Mean Mark hits the ropes and Animal leap frogs him twice then Mean Mark goes for a flying cross body and Animal dunks and Mark goes crashing to the mat. Animal then nails Mark with a lay down clothesline. Mark crawls over to the corner and tags in Spivey. Animal then tags in Hawk.

Hawk pushes Spivey into the corner and nails him with 2 chops before he attempts to irish whip Spivey. Spivey reverses the irish whip and Hawk does his elbow spot into the turnbuckle post. Hawk goes to the outside and Spivey follows him out. Spivey then rams the shoulder of Hawk into the turnbuckle post on the outside. Spivey then works over left shoulder. Spivey then tags in Mark and Mark grabs the arm of Hawk and climbs up to the top rope and drops a fist on his left shoulder. Mark then gets Hawk in an arm bar. Hawk breaks free and tries to hit Mark with a clothesline but Mark reverses it and gets Hawk in another arm bar. Mark grabs the arm and goes up to the top rope again but this time Hawk reverses it and slams Mark to the mat.

Hawk and Mark get the tags in. Animal comes in and nails Spivey with a drop kick and does the same to Mean Mark. Animal then hits Spivey with a big time power slam then drops the elbow on Spivey. Mean Mark comes in and they double team animal. They go for a double back suplex but Animal flips out and he nails both men with a clothesline. Hawk and Animal dump Mean Mark on the outside with a double clotheslines. Animal then picks up Spivey for the Doomsday Device and Hawk nails him with the clothesline. The ref is trying to get Hawk out of the ring and while he is doing this Mean Mark comes off the top with a steel chair to the back of Animal. Spivey then rolls Animal over for the pin but theres no ref.

Ellering goes after Teddy Long while all four men battle it out. They try to spike pile drive Hawk on to the chair but they totally whiff so Spivey picks up the chair and nails Hawk and Animal with it numerous times. The Skyscrapers lay the Road Warriors out as the show heads to commercial break.

Recap:
Another match that there wasn’t much to. This show is filled with progressing the story towards Wrestle War 90. Not a lot of clean finishes or just random finishes that do nothing for either person or team. The only cool part about this match is seeing Mean Mark before he was strapped with the Undertaker gimmick. His agility and athleticism was in full display here and its fun to watch. Other than that there just isn’t a lot here.

Match 6: Belt vs. Mask Match: Steiner Brothers (C) vs. Doom

Scott Steiner and Simmons start off the match. They get in a collar elbow tie up and they try to get the advantage of one another but they aren’t really doing much. They do the same thing again but this time Simmons complains that Scott was pulling his mask. Simmons hits Steiner with a shoulder block. Simmons hits the ropes again but Scott does a leap frog then nails Simmons with a huge power slam. Scott then tries to mat wrestle Simmons but he eventually lets him go and they stand off. Simmons rakes the eyes of Scott then irish whips him into the turnbuckle but Scott reverses it and Simmons hits chest first into the turnbuckle. Scott then grabs Simmons and dumps him with a big time belly to back suplex.

Simmons tags in Reed who comes in and starts to go after Rick Steiner but nothing really happens. Reed clubs Scott in the chest a couple times while Scott is laying against the ropes. Scott goes off the ropes and they shoulder block but neither man moves. Scott then comes off the ropes and hits Reed with a drop kick then he hits Simmons with one. Scott forces Reed back into the ring then tries to go after the mask of Reed. Reed goes over to the turnbuckle and Simmons consoles him. Rick finally gets tagged in and he goes up against Butch Reed. They finally hook up then Reed hits him with a kick to the gut and a big knee to the midsection. Reed gets Rick into the turnbuckle and throws in a few punches. He tries to whip Rick to the other corner but Rick reverses it and he follows him then he whips him into the other corner and ends up back body dropping Reed. Reed goes to the outside then comes back in and tags in Simmons.

Simmons gets a few kicks then some right hands on Rick Steiner. He whips Rick into the corner and charges him but Rick moves out of the way and he nails Simmons with a belly to belly suplex. Simmons tags in Reed then Rick tags in Scott. Reed hits a few right hands on Scott Steiner then he rams him head first into the boot of Simmons. Simmons comes in and head butts Scott. He whips Scott into the ropes but Scott goes up and over but Simmons goes into the ropes and Reed hits him with a vicious clothesline. Simmons then body slams Scott then drops a leg drop on him. Simmons rams the face of Scott into the boot of Reed. Reed comes in and puts the boots to Scott. Reed hits a clothesline on Scott then drops a fist to the head. Reed gets on top of him and starts choking him. Rick comes into the ring and tries to take the mask of of Reed. While the ref is getting Rick out of the ring Simmons throws Scott to the floor. Reed goes out after him and picks up Scott and drapes him over the guard rail.

Simmons rolls him back into the ring. Simmons rakes the eyes then hits Scott with a big time spine buster in the middle of the ring. He goes for the pin and gets a 2 count. Both members of Doom get in the ring and they double back body drop Scott. Scott sneaks in a backslide but Reed kicks out. Reed picks up Scott and plants him with a pile driver. Rick comes in to break up the pin. One of the members of Doom hits Scott with a clothesline and sends him to the outside from over the top rope. Simmons throws Scott back into the ring and Reed prevents the tag. Scott goes for a sunset flip and Reed goes down and only gets a 2 count. Scott nearly gets the tag but Reed stops him. Reed hits Scott with a spinning neck breaker for the 2 count.

Scott reverses an irish whip then leap frogs Reed then dumps him with the Frankensteiner. Scott finally gets the tag to Rick and he comes in guns blazing. Rick hits Reed with an atomic drop then a big time clothesline. Rick then hits Reed with power slam then he gets up and clothesline Simmons out of the ring. Rick then works on the mask of Reed and gets it half way off. Rick has Reed in a headlock and when Reed goes to push him off the mask comes off. Rick puts the mask on then runs Reed into Simmons and rolls him up for the 1-2-3 and the victory.

After the match is over Simmons is in the ring reluctantly removing his mask. They say if Doom #2 doesn’t take off his mask then both men will be suspended from wrestling. Doom #2 doesn’t want to take the mask off but he finally does after a few second delay.

Recap:
Finally a decent match. There wasn’t a lot going on here but there was enough to be entertained. I really enjoy both teams so it was a pleasure watching them go at it. The spine buster was awesome and the psychology of the mask was very well done as well. A pretty good title match here that I would recommend checking out.

Interview: Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson

Gordon says he doesn’t understand this action at all. Ole says Sting doesn’t understand either and that he is running out of time. Ole says they let Sting slide twice but they won’t let him off a third time. Ole says he better go tell the promoter the match is off or he is a dead man. Flair says they are looking at the most elite wrestling group in the world. Flair says that if Sting doesn’t get the release then after the cage match they will find him in the streets or in this building and take him out. Flair says if you like it or don’t like it you better learn to love it. WOOOO!!!!!

Match 7: Steel Cage Match: Ric Flair/Ole Anderson/Arn Anderson vs. Buzz Sawyer/Dragon Master/Great Muta

The match starts out with Buzz Sawyer vs. Arn Anderson. Anderson is stuck in the ropes and Sawyer chops him a few times then starts biting his neck. Buzz comes charging at Anderson, who moves out of the way, and goes flying into the cage. Buzz then gets whipped into the turnbuckle and Arn comes after him but Buzz gets his boot up. Buzz then takes Arn and throws him into he cage. Arn is stuck between the ropes and the cage and Buzz goes for a head butt but Arn moves out of the way and Buzz runs into the cage. Arn then bashes Buzz’s head 3 more times into the cage.

Flair gets the tag and him and Buzz just trade punches and chops. The Dragon Master gets the tag and gets chopped 2-3 times for his troubles. Flair hits the Dragon Master with an elbow off the irish whip. Flair then tags in Ole who lays in some forearms to the Dragon Master. Ole tries to get the Dragon Master to stop but he doesn’t. Ole then tags in Arn then the Dragon Master tags in Muta. The crowd gives Muta a huge ovation. They collar and elbow and Muta reverses it then irish whips Arn into the corner. Muta then hits his hand spring elbow in the corner. Arn does the Flair spot and falls head first.

Sting then comes running down to the ring and he tries to get into the ring. Sting tries to get at Flair but security and other wrestlers are trying to keep Sting from getting into the cage. Meanwhile, in the ring Buzz is going after Arn Anderson in the ring. Arn tags in Ole as they continue to show wrestlers holding back Sting. Ole back body drops Buzz into the cage and he falls right on his neck. Ole hip tosses Buzz who gets right up and chops Ole. They trade chops and elbows as the Dragon Master gets tagged in. On the outside Sting breaks free from the wrestlers and goes after Flair again on the cage.

Buzz suplexes Arn in the middle of the ring then he climbs up to the top of the cage and comes off with a big splash but nobody is home. Sting is still trying to get into the cage but he has a considerable limp and can barely stand. Meanwhile in the ring Arn Anderson dumps the Dragon Master with the spine buster. Ole and Flair come in and attack Buzz and Muta. Arn throws the Dragon Master into the cage then plants him with a DDT and gets the 3 count for the victory. Flair gets out of the ring and charges at Sting not knowing that his knee is done for. Wahoo is trying to hold Sting back so he doesn’t get hurt more than he already is. Flair lays in a few punches to Sting but security and wrestlers break it up as the credits start rolling to end the show.

Recap:
This match was eh to be honest. The cage was super short and the ring is super small for 6 guys to be trapped inside there. You are watching the match basically waiting for Sting to come down. Buzz had some crazy spots and was entertaining to watch. Arn was awesome like always. Ole was trash though. It was pretty incredible the reaction that the Great Muta got when he got tagged in and was able to get his offense in. I would check out the match just because its different for the time and there are some entertaining spots during the match. The show went over on time so there really was no show closing it was just the Horsemen brawling with all fo the wrestlers to the back as the credits started rolling.

Final Thoughts:
I thought this show would be better than it was but there are still some entertaining aspects to it. A lot of the matches had bad finishes that were builds to another match down the line. Such as the Skyscrapers vs. Road Warriors match. Instead of making this a stand alone show they used it as a 2 hour special to hype up Wrestle War. They really pushed the date and the main event between Sting and Flair and that was the theme of the show. It’s not wrong in the sense you are trying to push PPV buys but it can lead to a bad show and thats what this one ended up being for me. I would check out the Steiner Brothers vs. Doom match as well as the main event. Other than that theres not much to see here unfortunately.

The Event Center #4: WCW Clash of the Champions: June 14th, 1989

Introduction:
Welcome back to the Event Center, I am your host Steve Caudle. Tonight we are traveling back to 1989 and catching up on some World Championship Wrestling. We are going to Fort Bragg North Carolina to Clash of the Champions 7: Guts and Glory. The one thing that sticks out about this show is how brutally hot it is inside of the arena. It makes you wonder how they were able to stand it in there with the tv lights and whatnot. Had to be well over 100 degrees. Without further ado lets get to the ring and kick off the action.

Show Opening:

The show opens up with Lt. Carl Stiner of the 82nd Airborne. He thanks WCW for celebrating the flag with them at Fort Bragg. He said today the army stands to protect the greatest nation on earth. They go over the card then go down ringside to a dry Jim Ross and Bob Caudle. They go up to the ring where the 82nd Airborne sing the National Anthem.

Extra Activities Done at Fort Bragg

They show wrestlers going through boot camp type activities. They show Scott Steiner going down a giant wall. It’s the Steiner Brothers and Missy Hyatt. They also show them going down a zip line and landing in the river. They call it the slide for life. Ross said that Missy Hyatt got a lot of help from the soldiers getting her life vest on. Missy say’s she’s happy because she didn’t break a nail and Ranger Ross says he didn’t mess up his hair.

Match 1: Semi-Finals World Tag Title Tournament: Dynamic Dudes vs. Fabulous Freebirds

Jimmy Garvin is introduced as the newest member of the Fabulous Freebirds. Garvin and Hayes attack the Dudes from behind before the bell rings. The Dudes get control and double atomic drop the Freebirds into each other. They follow that up with sequin back suplexes as the Birds roll outside. The crowd are booing the Dynamic Dudes which is pretty awesome to see. Being anti-establishment before it was cool. The Birds regroup outside as the match becomes a one on one battle between Hayes and Johnny.

Hayes gets the advantage with a short kick to the midsection. Hayes comes off the rope while Johnny is bent over and goes for a kick but Johnny moves out of the way and Hayes falls down. Johnny gets Hayes in an arm bar and these guys are already sweating like crazy. I asked Jim Ross on twitter about this show and he said it was roughly 120 degrees inside there. I can only imagine how uncomfortable it was to wrestle in conditions like that. Ross says that the Dudes have yet to taste defeat in World Championship Wrestling. Johnny gets Garvin in an arm bar then we get a couple of quick tags as they work over the arm of Garvin. Dudes get Garvin in a double hip toss and follow that up with a double elbow drop. Garvin drops Shane and gets the tag to Hayes.

Hayes lays in the boots while Garvin chokes Shane as Tommy Young counts him down. Shane goes for a sunset flip and gets a two count. Shane quickly gets up and gets the tag to Johnny. Hayes goes for a clotheslines and Johnny ducks it then he goes for a flying cross body and Hayes ducks it as the Freebirds get control. Garvin comes in and drops Johnny across the top rope and gets a 2 count. Garvin body slams Johnny and goes for another cover and gets another 2 count. Garvin throws Johnny outside and Hayes rams Johnny head first into the security rail as Garvin distracts the referee. Garvin then hits Shane with a knee as he tried to get back into the ring. Hayes goes up to the top rope as if he is going to do something but the ref catches him and he gets down without doing anything.

Both guys run head first into each other as the ref starts the 10 count. Johnny gets the tag to Shane and he comes in and lays in the lefts and rights. He then nails him with a big back body drop as Hayes comes in and gets his own back body drop. Shane then cracks the heads of the Freebirds together. Garvin is going for a huge right but Shane falls down and gets him in a pinning combination for a 2 count. All 4 men are in the ring and the Dudes nail Hayes with a double drop kick and send him flying to the outside. Hayes gets back in and throws Johnny to the outside. Johnny gets back in and throws Hayes to the outside.

Garvin reverses the irish whip into the ropes and on the way back Shane goes over the back of Garvin and runs him into the ropes. He then rolls him up for the pin but Hayes comes in and delivers a brutal looking DDT to Shane. Garvin then rolls over and gets the 1-2-3 as the Fabulous Freebirds advance to the finals of the World Tag Team Title Tournament.

Recap:
This was a pretty short match but it was very fun to watch. The action was fast paced and never really stopped going. The Freebirds were fresh at this point because they brought in Jimmy Garvin and it brought a spark to Hayes that wasn’t their for a while. The Dudes held their own and put on a pretty decent showing themselves. It was interesting to hear the crowd boo them at points during the match. Not sure if that was because it was against the Freebirds or if their characters was something that just wasn’t going to get over with an NWA crowd. I would recommend checking out the match if you haven’t seen it.

The Wrestling Hotline Commercial

This video opens up with Jack Victory stepping out of a limo carrying a briefcase. They show him climbing up the stairs and then trying to enter a room. He flashes his badge and a military member salutes him and lets him in. He lays down the briefcase and opens it up to show a map of the world with the header “Strategic Command Hotline.” Theres also a phone inside as well as a file that says “Top Secret: For Your Eyes Only!” Victory dials a number and it goes to Paul E. Ringside on his phone. Paul E. Tells the president it’s not a real good time then tells him to hold on. He puts the antenna down on his phone and nails a guy in the head with his phone. He then tells the president that if he wants to know he will have to call the Wrestling Hotline. They run down the daily shows that are available on the hotline and give you that infamous number you can call. 1-900-909-9900. Anyone who is a WCW fan has that number memorized.

Match 2: Ranger Ross vs. The Terrorist

Ranger Ross gets a pretty good reaction since we are in the building of the 82nd Airborne. The Terrorist attacks Ross before the bell rings. The Terrorist gets some garbage offense in to keep control of the match early on. He irish whips the Ranger into the ropes Ross ducks the shoulder block and nails him with a big flying forearm. Ross lays in a few right hands then a terrible looking hiptoss.

Ross then hits the Terrorist with a nice looking drop kick then a body slam. He drops the elbow and goes for a pin and gets a 2 count. Ranger hits the Terrorist with a flying clotheslines. Ross whips the Terrorist into the ropes and hits him in the midsection then does a karate chop to the Terrorist. Ross then hits the Terrorist with a combat kick for the quick 3 count in a little under 2 minutes.

Recap:
This was your typical squash match. WCW was taking advantage of being in Fort Bragg so they put Ranger Ross in the ring with a dude named the Terrorist. Pretty lazy booking if you ask me but this match is what it is. Nothing to write home about and it is something I would just skip through.

Legion of Doom Vignette

Just a video package highlighting the Legion of Doom. Pretty awesome video and pretty sweet music of course. I am reviewing the WWE Network version and they didn’t edit out Iron Man from the video which makes the video that much better. Just shows highlights of their matches with the Samoan Swat Team, the Varsity Club, and a few jobbers.

Dragon Shai Challenge w/ the Great Muta

Jim Ross is in the ring to host the Dragon Shai challenge. Trent Knight and Mike Justice are the jobbers chosen to go through the Dragon Shai demonstration. Ross interviews Gary Hart and he says “we are not going to have a demonstration. The Great Muta say this is not competition and that he thinks that the two of them are just gaijin.” Gary Hart says that Muta wants somebody like Ricky Steamboat, Sting, or Eddie Gilbert. Ross confronts Gary Hart saying that Muta had no right spraying Missy Hyatt in the face. Hart says that in Japan all the women know their place. He also says that men in the United States hide behind their women.

Eddie Gilbert comes to the ring and tries to throw a fireball in the face of the Great Muta. Instead he ends up nailing Trent Knight right in the face with the fireball. Ross explains that Muta is terrified of the fire because his father’s face was burnt off the same way. That is why Muta wears the face paint. Eddie Gilbert checks on Trent Knight as we head to a commercial break.

Recap:
There wasn’t much to this at all. It was a pretty good promo that Gary Hart was cutting before he got interrupted. Muta hightailed it out of there and this was a great way to continue the feud between Eddie Gilbert and the Great Muta. Very nicely done by WCW here. Definitely check out this segment.

Match 3: The Ding Dongs vs. George South/Cougar Jay

The Ding Dongs come out to the ring and start ringing bells that are setup on top of the turnbuckle posts. One of the Ding Dongs starts out with Cougar Jay in the ring. Ding Dong gets him in a headlock then Cougar Jay backs him into the rope and one of the Ding Dongs gets him with a shoulder block. The Ding Dong on the apron is just ringing the bell the whole damn time. Jim Herd is a moron for thinking this is a good idea.

The Ding Dong in the ring keeps slapping the ears of Cougar Jay. Jay makes a tag to George South as he gets hit with a hip toss. Ding Dong tags out and the Ding Dong on the apron does a sunset flip over the top rope into the arm of George South. South gets the Ding Dong in a headlock take over. We get a criss cross then the other Ding Dong gets in the ring and hits South with a double hip toss. Ding Dong gets a scoop slam then he tags in the other Ding Dong. They do some stupid ass looking double team move and get a 2 count.

Ding Dong gets him in an arm bar He slides through the legs of George South then hits him with a drop kick. Ding Dong goes for a back body drop and George South double knees him in the head. Ding Dong then hits George South with a ugly ass belly to belly suplex and gets the tag. One Ding Dong hits an elbow drop off the middle rope and the other one hits a knee drop off the top rope for the 3 count. Thank goodness this one is over.

Recap:
Nothing much to say here but it was your glorified jobber match. The Ding Dongs wouldn’t last long after the Sky Scrapers get their hands on them. This match was the shits and you can see why these two were taken out rather quickly. Go ahead and skip this one. In between matches Congressman Charlie Rose talks about the 214th birthday of the US Soldiers. He says we should never take our liberties for granted. Funny how that still holds true today 28 years later.

Match 4: Semi-Finals World Tag Title Tournament: Midnight Express vs. Samoan Swat Team

Before the match even starts a fan jumps in the ring to try and get close to the Midnight Express. Cornette tells him “Son we just saved your life, we are going to let you sleep this one off.” When the Swat Team gets to the ring Paul E. Dangerously gets on the mic and trashes Jim Cornette. Cornette swings at him with the tennis racket. Dangerously jumps out of the ring and Cornette chases him around the ring as the Midnights and the SST brawl in the middle of the ring. The match starts with Stan Lane and Fatu in the ring. Lane drops Fatu and Eaton drops and elbow.

The Midnights get a lot of quick tags and they end up double teaming Fatu with double elbows off the ropes. Eaton hits Fatu low then hits him with a great swinging neck breaker. Eaton tags in Lane and then Eaton holds up Fatu as Lane runs off the ropes and leap frogs over Eaton and splashes Fatu right in the lower back. Samu gets tired of the Midnights having the advantage so he comes in and decks Eaton with a great crescent kick.

The SST get control of the match and tag each other in numerous times to keep the fresh man in. Eaton rolls outside and Fatu follows him out and hits him with a suplex on the outside of the ring. The SST make sure Eaton doesn’t get back in the ring. Eaton finally gets back in the ring as Samu throws him into the ropes. Samu then grabs Eaton by the head and slams him face first to the mat. Pretty sweet looking move there. Fatu whips Eaton into the corner and comes in for a shoulder block but misses it.

Eaton gets the tag to Stan Lane as Fatu tries to stop him. Lane comes in and irish whips Fatu into the ropes and nails him with a big forearm. He then hits a side Russian leg sweep and gets a 2 count before Samu makes the save. All four guys are in the ring right now. Stan Lane irish whips Fatu into the corner and runs into a big crescent kick. The ref ends up getting knocked out by somebody. Fatu goes up top and here comes the ROAD WARRIORS!!! They wanted their revenge and they got it. They slam Fatu off the top rope then hit them with a double clothesline. Stan Lane comes into the ring and gets the 3 count and head to the finals of the World Tag Team Title Tournament!

Recap:
This was a pretty good match. A lot of good back and forth action and both teams were able to get in a lot of offense. I didn’t mind the Road Warrior interference because it continued their feud with the Samoan Swat Team. If you don’t know, the SST came out and interfered in the Road Warriors first round match on Saturday Night and got them eliminated. It’s only right that the Warriors get their revenge and cost the SST their match. Overall not the greatest match but it was fun to watch so I would check it out.

Highlights of the feud between Ric Flair and Terry Funk

They show the footage of Terry Funk attacking Ric Flair from Wrestle War 89. They show the sucker punch then Funk laying in the lefts and rights after he threw Flair over the guard rail. They then show Funk dropping Flair with the piledriver on the table on the outside. Funk also picks the table up and drops it on Ric Flair. He then nails Flair in the head with a steel chair. After they get back to Jim Ross in the building he states “The heat generated from that match almost matches the heat inside this building. It must be over 100 degrees in here but I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the country than surrounded by the 82nd airborne division. Before they go to commercial they talk about the triple crown king of the hill double ring battle royal at the Great American Bash.

Match 5: Terry Gordy vs. Dr. Death Steve Williams

Dr. Death comes running to the ring and attacks Gordy from behind. Williams does a football tackle to the knee of Gordy and flips him. Dr. Death then nails Gordy with a big clothesline. Williams whips Gordy into the turnbuckle and Gordy comes running out of it and nails Williams with a vicious clotheslines. Gordy then whips Williams into the turnbuckle and nails him with another stiff clothesline. Ross tells the backstory of how Williams left the Varsity Club. Sullivan paid of Gordy to cheap shot Williams with a 2×4 over in Japan. This made Williams leave the club. Both guys are just laying on each other in the corner catching their breath.

Williams pushes Gordy to the other turnbuckle and just lays in huge right hands to regain control of the match. Gordy finally goes down and Doc gets the crowd back into this match. Doc nails him with two big rights then drops low and hits Gordy with an upper cut. Gordy counters the headlock and drops Doc on his head with a great suplex. Gordy then puts Williams in a head lock to get a little bit of rest. Both of these guys are breathing heavy because its well over a 100 degrees with those TV lights beaming on them. Gordy hits Williams with a body slam. Gordy picks him up for another one but Williams reversed it and body slams Gordy. Gordy rolls outside and Williams follows him outside and they start trading punches on the outside. They get back in the ring and Gordy misses with 2 clotheslines then Williams hits Gordy with the high body press and gets a 2 count.

Williams nails Gordy with a drop kick as he rolls outside the ring. Gordy rakes the eyes of Williams to regain control of the match. Williams reveres the whip into the turnbuckle then nails Gordy with an elbow as Gordy falls outside. Both men are brawling down the aisle and both men get counted out for a draw. After the match Williams comes back to the ring and starts to get the crowd hyped up.

Recap:
This match was stiff as hell and pretty fun for only lasting 6 minutes. They held nothing back and beat the hell out of each other for the duration of the match. The clotheslines alone make you happy you weren’t in the ring with them. I would recommend checking out the match if you get the chance. It’s nothing special but I think you will appreciate both men beating the brakes off of each other for our entertainment.

Match 6: Norman the Lunatic vs. Mike Justice

Norman comes to the ring with a seatbelt wrapped around his head. Teddy Long comes to the ring holding keys that they used to lock Norman up with. The seatbelt around his head is the seatbelt they used to use to strap him to his bed. Norman looks at the camera and tells all of us that he didn’t do it. Norman takes off the seatbelt and goes right after Justice. Norman nails him with a vicious clothesline then a right hand.

Norman is trying his hardest to come across as a nut job but it’s not working. Norman whips Justice into the turnbuckle then he charges and nails him with a huge splash in the corner. He then falls on him and drops a splash to get the three count. The match only lasts 40 seconds and thats it. Teddy Long waves the keys in the face of Norman to make him stop. The white coats come up with the stretcher to help Teddy Long if he needs it. They load Norman up on the gurney and strap him down as the show goes to a commercial for the Triple Threat King of the Hill Battle Royale.

Recap:
Theres nothing to this match and not worth your time. Skip the 3-4 minute fiasco that this match is. The gimmick was stupid and it didn’t last long before it was abandoned because it just wasn’t working. Again skip this garbage and move on.

Interview: The Fabulous Freebirds

Jim Ross tells Jimmy Garvin he can’t believe that he joined the Fabulous Freebirds. Garvin said there are going to be new rules and regulations now. Some fan throws a cup and smokes Garvin in the head with it. Awesome. Garvin says that no team or man walking this earth that can take out Jimmy Garvin, Hayes, or Gordy. Gordy says that the the Birds have been high up on Freebird Mountain. I have no idea what the hell he is talking about. He’s just rambling on and on and not putting together a coherent sentence. Gordy tells Williams that he is looking at the big daddy right now.

Flyin’ Brian Vignette

A quick highlight video featuring the incoming Flyin’ Brian. They show highlights of Brian’s in ring ability. They also show him working out in the gym. Not much to this video just hyping the fact that he is on his way in.

Match 7: Varsity Club vs. Steiner Brothers

Scott Steiner and Sullivan start the match. Scott nails Kevin with a huge clotheslines. Sullivan falls to the mat and Scott gets on top and lays in 5-6 right hands. Rotunda gets in the ring and Rick Steiner meets him. Sullivan rolls outside and they regroup. Scott and Sullivan are still in the ring. Sullivan hits a shoulder block. Scott does a leap frog then nails Sullivan with a huge power slam. Sullivan crawls over and gets the tag to Rotunda. Rotunda wants Rick tagged on so Scott obliges and gets Rick in the ring.

Rick has Rotunda in a headlock and he bounces off. Rick hits Rotunda with a hip toss then a huge clothesline that nearly flips Rotunda over. Rick gets a head lock on the mat and Rotunda tries to get the cover but only gets a 1 count. Rotunda gets tired of being a headlock so he nails Rick with a huge suplex. That looked great and was pretty impressive. Sullivan gets the tag and he tries to whip Rick into the turnbuckle but Rick bounces out and nails Sullivan with another stiff clotheslines.

Rick bounces up and down and taunts Sullivan and Rotunda. We get another head lock but Rick goes to his corner and gets the tag to Scott. Scott nails a big high cross body and gets a 2 count on Rotunda. Rick comes in the ring to distract the ref and as this is going on Sullivan and Rotunda dump Scott Steiner over the top rope with a double suplex. Sullivan then picks up the steps and nails Scott in the shoulder with them. Rotunda gets the tag to Sullivan. Sullivan gets whipped into the turnbuckle but he waits for Scott and nails him with a huge boot to the face.

Rotunda gets the tag into the ring and nails Scott with a huge drop kick as well. Sullivan comes back in and gets in a few punches. We get quite a few quick tags here as they work over the arm and the back of Scott Steiner. Rotunda hits a double arm suplex and goes for the pin but only gets a 2 count. Rotunda then nails Scott with another vicious clotheslines. Man the NWA sure did lay in the clotheslines. I am really enjoying this work from the guys in the NWA because it felt way different than WWF at the time and thats always a plus. Rotund goes for a drop kick but Scott holds on to the top rope and makes Rotunda miss the drop kick. Scott gets the tag and Rick comes in with the lefts and rights.

Rick climbed up to the middle rope and was trading lefts and rights between Rotunda and Sullivan. Scott gets tagged back in and he ends up going for a splash on Rotunda but Rotunda gets the knees up. Rotunda then suplexes Scott Steiner onto a chair and goes for the pin and gets the 3 count.

Recap:
This was an awesome match from start to finish. Sullivan snapped in the middle of the match and just went off on Scott Steiner. The spot where they dumped Scott over the top rope was pretty impressive as well. Both teams worked stiff and it comes across. Like I stated they clearly make themselves look different than the WWF at the time and this is a great alternative to the cartoony stuff that WWF was doing. I would definitely check out this match.

Interview: Jim Cornette

Jim Ross lets Cornette talk about his match between the Freebirds in the finals of the Tag Team Title tournament. Cornette says they don’t usually ask for help but they will take it when they get it. He said he told Paul E. Dangerously that what he said was going to happen ended up happening. He then brings up the Freebirds and talks about how Hayes likes to run his mouth about the women he has been with. He says the guys here in the Army know more about broads than Hayes will ever know of. Cornette says when it comes to tag team wrestling the Midnight Express and the Freebirds are probably the two most legendary names in tag team wrestling. Cornette says they have never met but the first one is going to the Midnight Express and that they will be the new World Tag Team Champions.

Jim Ross kicks it over to the governor of North Carolina Jim Martin. He talks about flag day and how proud they are for having the 82nd airborne stationed in North Carolina.

Match 8: Television Title Match: Sting (C) vs. Bill Irwin

Sting attempts to get into the ring but Irwin uses his bull whip to keep Sting out of the ring. The ref grabs the bull whip from Irwin as Sting gets into the ring. He nails Irwin low and he slouches over and Sting nails him with a running bull dog. Sting hits him with a right hand then a nice looking standing drop kick. Ross said he invited Lex Luger to come out and do commentary during this match but he declined because of the current rankings. They trade lefts and rights and Irwin gets control. He whips him into the turnbuckle and hits him with a knee to the chest.

Irwin then hits Sting with a body slam. He picks Sting up off the mat and throws him into the top rope as Sting just falls to the ground. That looked like total trash. I have no clue what Irwin was attempting to do with that move. He then hits Sting with a back elbow to send him to the mat again. Irwin keeps hitting right hands as Sting starts getting his second wind. Sting nails him with a big boot and regains the control. Sting hits him with a nice suplex and goes for the cover but only gets a 1 count.

Sting goes in to pick up Irwin but Irwin nails him with a head butt to the midsection. Sting rakes the eyes then hits Irwin with 3 right hands. Sting then goes for the Stinger Splash but misses. Sting grabs onto the middle rope and tried to get a cross body but Irwin catches him and drops him with a spine buster. Irwin gets up to get his whip and Sting nails him with the Stinger Splash from behind. He then rolls him up and gets the 3 count and the victory to retain his World Television Title.

Recap:
There wasn’t much to this one. This was your typical tv match so nothing special here. The spine buster move by Irwin was pretty sweet looking. Irwin stood a little bit to far away in the turnbuckle when Sting came in for the Stinger splash because that didn’t look as good as it could have. All in all a snoozer that I would recommend skipping unless you are a Sting fan.

Scott Hall Vignette:

This video is hilarious. It shows some of Scott Hall’s work in the ring mixed in with him pissing off gators in the swamps of Florida. Hall looks green as hell in the ring. There is a shot where he takes a stick and pokes a gator in the back and the gator jumps back into the water. Theres not much I can say about this but only in WCW would a vignette like this be shot.

Interview: Ric Flair

Ross is on site from Ric Flair’s home in Charlotte, NC. Ross compliments Flair on his magnificent home that he has. Ross asks Flair what he has been doing since May 7th. Says he goes to the doctors twice a day for therapy. Flair talks to his lawyers and his advisors to find out if there is life after wrestling. Flair says money is not an issue. He says he has more money than he could spend in two lifetimes. Ross then asks Flair how he feels physically. Flair says that his left arm is numb and his hand not being able to function fully.

He says other than all that he feels pretty good. He says this is the worst injury he has ever had. Flair says after the broken back from the plane crash was okay because the doctor told him he would be able to come back and this one he isn’t so sure. Ross asks him how he feels mentally. Flair says as you go through life you incur ups and downs. Flair says it has been hard for him because he has always been active. He says its hard for him to sit on the sidelines.

Ross talks about how the NWA Title always had the 30 day window to defend the title. Ross wants to know if there is a time table to where he has to defend the title by a certain point. Flair says the NWA has bent over backwards for him since the injury. Flair says he was able to get an extra 30 days to defend his title. Flair says he won’t come back at this 75%. Flair says if he is not 100% he will sit on the sidelines and they will take the title from him.

Ross asks Flair, what would you say to Terry Funk if he was watching this right now. Flair says if he could see Flair’s eyes right now he wouldn’t have to say anything. Flair says if his neck could carry his heart Funk wouldn’t be able to make it out of Fort Bragg. Flair says he won’t give Funk the satisfaction until he is 100%. Flair tells Funk he better not sleep because 30 days from now or 100 days from now he will be at his door.

Match 9: Finals World Tag Title Tournament: Midnight Express vs. Fabulous Freebirds

Before the match can even get started Paul E. Dangerously comes down to the ring and levels Jim Cornette with a loaded tennis racket to the back. There was a chain and a horseshoe inside the tennis racket. The Midnight Express and the Dynamic Dudes check on Jim Cornette. Eventually Cornette gets carried out by the Dynamic Dudes and the match gets under way. Stan Lane and Hayes start off the match. Hayes starts off the match with a head lock. Lane hits Hayes with a hip toss then a body slam then a couple of arm drags. Hayes crawls over to the corner and tags in Garvin.

Lane gets the tag into Eaton. Lane hits Garvin with the drop toe hold then Eaton nails him with the elbow in the back. Garvin cowers down in the corner to get Eaton off of him. Lane gets the tag in and nails Garvin with an enziguri to the back of the head. Lane tags in Eaton and they hit Garvin with a double elbow. Garvin then looks at the crowd and tells them to shut up. The crowd goes nuts and puts all the heat on the Freebirds. Great heel move there and it was awesome to see how the crowd responded.

Eaton is in the ring ready to go but Hayes and Garvin drop down to the floor and regroup with Gordy. Garvin nails Eaton with a big knee to the midsection. Garvin then body slams Eaton twice and tags in Hayes. Hayes throws Eaton outside and Eaton nails his head on the guard rail. Hayes goes out after him but Stan Lane runs over to make the save. Hayes gets Eaton back into the ring and nails him with a huge left hand. Hayes starts to choke Eaton out as Tommy Young starts the 5 count.

Hayes then throws Eaton out of the ring on the other side and Eaton goes back first into the guard rail. Inside the ring Hayes starts strutting then he climbs up on the middle rope to get a little more heat. Hayes nails Eaton with a big elbow right in the face to Eaton. Hayes taunts Lane as Garvin chokes out Eaton from the outside. Eaton is standing on the apron and Garvin grabs him and throws him right into the guard rail again. Hayes whips Eaton into the corner as Garvin nails him with a knee to the midsection again. Garvin hits Eaton with a snap mare then a reverse chin lock.

Eaton gets out of it and nails a big left hand to Garvin then he makes the tag. Lane comes in and nails 3 kicks on Garvin. Garvin moves out of the way of the charging elbow as the Freebirds regain control. Garvin tags in Hayes but Lane nails him with a DDT. Both men tag out and we got Eaton and Garvin back in the ring. This is a great match so far. All four guys are sweating like crazy because of how hot it is. The Express get a double back body drop on Garvin. Hayes gets nailed with a big forearm as he falls outside. Gordy gets up on the apron but gets knocked down for his troubles. Garvin gets a double flap jack as Eaton goes for the cover. The action is really starting to pick up then Gordy gets in the ring and nails Eaton with power bomb. Garvin rolls over and gets the 3 count. The winners and NEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS…THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS!!!! All three men celebrate on the outside of the ring.

Recap:
What a great finals to the tag team title tournament. All four men worked hard and there was very few rest holds durning the match. For how hot this building was I am surprised by how long these guys work without doing very many rest holds. They knew how to overcome the heat and still put on a great match so kudos to them. I would recommend checking out this match because its one of the better ones on the card.

Match 10: Ricky Steamboat vs. Terry Funk

We start out with a collar and elbow tie up. Funk pushes Steamboat into the ropes. They roll around the ropes with the refs stuck in between the two individuals. Funk gets Steamboat into the corner and lays in numerous chops. Steamboat retaliates and lays in his own chops to Funk. Funk and Steamboat change slaps to the face and more chops. Steamboat gets fired up and Funk goes to the outside to slow down the momentum. The crowd is really into this one. Funk nails Steamboat with a big shoulder block. Funk runs off the ropes twice then gets nailed with a huge chop. Steamboat then hits him with 2 straight drop kicks as Funk rolls to the outside again.

Steamboat goes for a right hand but Funk blocks it and he nails Steamboat with 3-4 rights then a huge left. Funk throws Steamboat to the outside of the ring and he follows him out. Funk runs and nails Steamboat with an elbow to the back of the neck. Steamboat gets up and nails Funk with 3-4 more thunderous chops. The sound of the chops just sounds brutal. Funk gets a double leg take down and he starts pummeling the Dragon with left hands.

Funk then delivers a great looking neck breaker to the Dragon. Steamboat is sitting on the mat and Funk drops down with a splash right into the back. Funk is working over the back of the neck of Steamboat. Funk comes in and Steamboat nails him with another chop. Steamboat whips Funk into the turnbuckle and he goes in upside down and over to the floor. Steamboat climbs to the top rope and just watches Funk move around the ring. Steamboat comes off the top with a big chop to the top of the head of Funk.

Steamboat picks up Funk for a body slam and he carries him around the ring for all the fans to see. He walked all away around the ring and slammed Funk on the mat. Steamboat rolls back into the ring as Nick Patrick starts the 10 count. Funk finally gets back into the ring as Steamboat picks him up and bodyslams him to the outside of the ring. Steamboat whips Funk into the turnbuckle but Funk gets his boot up to regain control of the match. Funk then nails Steamboat with a great looking pile driver. Funk rolls over for the pin but only gets 2 count. Funk picks up Steamboat but Steamboat nails him with 2 vicious chops. Funk tries to whip Steamboat but Steamboat reverses it then Funk reverses it and Steamboat goes running into the referee. Funk then whips Steamboat into the turnbuckle and he goes flying over the top rope. Funk then goes outside and nails him with the pile driver on the outside of the ring.

Funk rolls back into the ring and tries to wake up the referee. Steamboat gets up to the apron and Funk grabs him and suplexes him back into the ring. Funk goes for the cover twice and both times Steamboat kicks out at 2. Funk gets frustrated and starts laying in the left hands. Funk goes to the rope and goes for a big splash but Steamboat gets his knees up. Steamboat gets control of the match then he picks up Funk and hits him with a stomach buster. Steamboat goes to the top rope and nails Funk with a chop off the top. Steamboat then hits a sabot kick to the back of the head to Funk. Funk grabs the microphone and smokes Steamboat right in the head with it. The ref calls for the bell and we get a disqualification victory for Steamboat.

Funk goes outside to get another weapon but Lex Luger comes out for the save. Funk hightails it out of there as Luger stands over Steamboat. Luger asks for the microphone and says “You know theres been a lot of talk that he has some problems lately.” Luger says he may have a problem with his ego and arrogance. Luger says he doesn’t have any problems he just has a lot of pride. Luger helps Steamboat up then nails him with a huge clothesline.

Luger goes out to get a chair as Steamboat tries to hold him off. Luger nails Steamboat in the back of the head and shoulder with a steel chair. Ross says that Luger is obsessed with being the #1 contender and being the World Heavyweight Champion. Luger picks up Steamboat and puts him in the torture rack then poses for the crowd. Luger gets back on the mic and says “there lays your number one contender.” Luger leaves the ring and Sting comes out to check on Ricky Steamboat as Ross states “at least somebody has loyalty and friendship.”

Recap:
What a great main event this one. Funk got in tremendous shape for this run here in 89. He looked the best he’s ever looked and it’s a shame they didn’t do more with him. Steamboat was Steamboat and his chops were thunderous on this night. Luger coming in at the end and turning heel was the perfect ending to a great match. The focus was on the World Title and everyone is willing to do whatever it takes to get the belt. Very nicely done by WCW here to get the focus on the title while the champ was out injured. Great match and great ending, I would definitely check this match out.

Show Ending:

They go to Ross and Caudle at the end of the card recapping. Both guys are sweating profusely and look extremely uncomfortable. They rewarded a trophy for being there and Ross said it could end up on the desk of Ted Turner at some point. They recapped the show and showed the highlights of Funk and Steamboat. Ross says that when Steamboat comes to his primary focus will be that of Lex Luger.

Final Thoughts:
There was a lot of good and a lot of eh on this card. I would definitely check out all of the tag matches, outside of the Ding Dongs match, on the card. They were all very well done and a joy to watch. Classic tag team matches that you don’t really see anymore. I would skip the Ranger Ross, Norman and Ding Dong matches because they were just glorified squashes and time filler. The vignettes highlighting the incoming talent were corny as hell but did their job. The main event of Steamboat and Funk was top notch and I loved the turn of Luger at the end of the show. They managed to get the top 3 guys in the company, that were active, and get their primary focus to be on the World Heavyweight Title. That was very well done and awesome to see. I would recommend watching the show as a whole and enjoy the atmosphere and the matches. Until next time this is Steve Caudle signing off from the Event Center.

The Event Center #3: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event: April 27th, 1991

Introduction:
Welcome everyone to the Event Center. I am your host Steve Caudle. This time on the Event Center we are heading back to 1991 for another Saturday Night’s Main Event. This show features a return bout between the Ultimate Warrior and Sgt. Slaughter. We also get a Battle Royal plus the Hitman vs. Ted DiBiase. This is an action packed show so lets get right into the action.

Show Opening:

The show opens up with Randy Savage being introduced as the new color commentator for Saturday Night’s Main Event. Vince and Savage run through the card starting with the Battle Royal first. Savage tells Hogan he better watch out since it’s every man for himself. He also tells Hogan it is lonely at the top. They then discuss Sgt. Slaughter vs. Ultimate Warrior. Savage says everyone should stand at attention and honor the great American that is Sgt. Slaughter. We then cut to the opening video and come back to Savage in the back interviewing Sgt. Slaughter with General Adnan and Col. Mustafa.

Backstage Interview: Sgt. Slaughter, Gen. Adnan, & Col. Mustafa

The interview starts with Sgt. Slaughter saluting the Macho Man. Savage tells Slaughter he wants Slaughter to beat the Ultimate Warrior like he did at the Royal Rumble. Slaughter tells Savage that he can stand at ease and that a great American like Savage never has to stand at attention for Sgt. Slaughter. Slaughter then says that Hogan may have won the battle at Wrestlemania but he didn’t win the war. They show Slaughter throwing a fireball into Hogan’s face as he is coming back to his locker room at Wrestlemania. Slaughter says he is going to win the battle tonight because he knows what he is deathly afraid of because he has spoken to Paul Bearer. Slaughter said tonight he is going to take Warrior’s breath away and thats an order.

Backstage Interview: The Ultimate Warrior

The interview starts with footage of Undertaker stuffing Ultimate Warrior inside of a coffin during the funeral parlor. Okerlund says Warrior has suffered through something very few have and thats live in the darkness. Warrior says that he has learned to live in the normal light of this universe and that Slaughter and Undertaker don’t have the fate to seal Warrior’s destiny for himself and his little Warriors. He said his final vision inside the casket was of Undertaker and Slaughter. Warrior says he is bring Slaughter the ultimate battle tonight.

Match 1: Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter

Warrior charges the ring and once he gets in all three members of Sgt. Slaughters triangle of terror leave the ring. Sgt. Slaughter comes into the ring by climbing to the top rope. Warrior slams him off the top rope and we are off to a fast start. Warrior nails Slaughter with a slow delayed back body drop to keep control of the match. Warrior then nails Slaughter with a big right hand and Slaughter goes flipping over the top rope. Warrior nails Slaughter a few times outside the ring then throws him back in.

Slaughter backs off a little bit and Warrior comes in slowly and Slaughter pokes him in the eye. Savage on commentary is already awesome. I thought he would be a terrible announcer and distract from the show but he is doing a good job thus far. Slaughter slams Warriors face right into the ring post on the outside. Slaughter throws Warriors small of the back into the edge of the ring apron. Slaughter rolls him back into the ring and starts to work the lower back.

Slaughter throws Warrior off the ropes front first and nails him in the lower back with a shoulder. Warrior tries to regain the advantage but rakes the eyes of Warrior. Slaughter delivers a garbage looking back breaker to continue to work the back. Slaughter gets Warrior in a bear hug to continue to work on the lower back of Warrior. I will say that Slaughter is working a little better this time around compared to Royal Rumble where he was just brutal.

Warrior gets out of the bear hug and body slams Slaughter. Both men are hurting and Slaughter starts back on the attack first. Slaughter then gets Warrior back into the bear hug again. Another rest hold already? Slaughter was terrible during this run. Warrior drops to one knee while inside the bear hug. During the hold you can see Paul Bearer rolling down the custom built casket that Warrior got trapped in.

Warrior breaks out of the bear hug and spots the casket. Warrior is baffled by the casket being there. Paul Bearer has the most amazing look on his face looking right at Warrior. Slaughter nails Warrior with a clothesline to the back and Warrior falls to the outside as. Slaughter puts the boots to Warrior as the show goes to commercial. Slaughter rolls Warrior back into the ring. Warrior starts to hype up and during this time Savage makes a great comment on commentary by saying “This isn’t the same person I fought at Wrestlemania 7.” Warrior gets control and he just runs back and forth and nails Slaughter with 3-4 clotheslines.

Warrior goes for his diving smash and while he is running Paul Bearer opens up the casket and Undertaker is sitting inside. Warrior is about to go for the gorilla press slam when the Undertaker turns his head and stares Warrior down. Warrior is in total shock as Slaughter, Adnan, Mustafa, and Undertaker all pummel the Warrior.

Undertaker starts putting the boots to Undertaker while the Triangle of Terror hold him up. HOGAN COMES OUT TO MAKE THE SAVE!!! Hogan is cleaning house on everyone. He takes off his belt and nails Undertaker in the face and Undertaker no sells it and Hogan is in total shock that he just took that. Hogan chases Slaughter to the back.

 

 

 

 

In the ring Undertaker is trying to nail the Warrior with a few elbow drops but he misses. Warrior gets up and nails Undertaker with a clothesline that Undertaker no sells. Warrior tries again and Undertaker doesn’t even move. Warrior gets a head of steam and nails the Undertaker with a shoulder block that sends him over the top rope but Undertaker lands on his feet and just stares the Warrior down. Refs come in and breakup the action as we go to another commercial break.

Recap:
There wasn’t much to the match as far as wrestling is concerned but the match did do a lot to further the storyline between Hogan/Slaughter as well as Undertaker/Warrior. It would have been pretty awesome to have this tag match at SummerSlam instead of what we got. Undertaker could have used the main event rub at this point especially considering what they did with him at Survivor Series. The spots that Warrior and Taker had were pretty awesome to see. Undertaker sitting up while Warrior running was pretty good as well as the shoulder block that sent Undertaker over the top rope to land on his feet. Very well done by everyone involved. Props to Hogan for getting the hell out of there so the two guys could get themselves over instead of hogging the spotlight. Pretty great stuff here at the end but the match itself was garbage and that was more on Slaughter than anything Warrior did.
 

Backstage Interview: The Nasty Boys w/ Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart starts by saying we may be Nasty but we aren’t disgusting like the Bushwhackers. Saggs says they are going to beat the Bushwhackers like monkeys and turn them into pets. Knobbs starts talking and starts imitating the Bushwhackers. Knobbs says they are going to rip their arms off and shove them up their noses because they are nasty.

Backstage Interview: The Bushwhackers

Bushwhackers said they will show them nasty and they start licking pipers face. They then say they will get even more nastier and they start lifting up Piper’s kilt. Piper says they are plenty nasty for him so go convince the Nasty Boys you are nasty.

Match 2: WWF Tag Team Title Match: Nasty Boys (c) vs. Bushwhackers

Vince asks Savage what would it be like if the Bushwhackers won the Tag Team Titles and Savage says he doesn’t care because they won’t beat the Nasty’s. Knobbs climbs the middle turnbuckle to try and get some heat. These guys were garbage and I hate watching their work. Knobbs and Luke start of the match in the corner and Knobbs lays in a few right hands before Luke reverses and takes control. Savage says “I don’t get why people like these guys. If this was smellavision you would know what I mean.” Knobbs lays in a few shoulder blocks in the corner then tries to Irish whip Knobbs. Luke reverses it and nails a few right hands. The Bushwhackers take down both Nasty Boys and get control of the match. The Nasty’s go outside to regroup.

Butch poses for the crowd and Saggs attacks him from behind to get control of the match. They go to Jimmy Hart on the outside and he looks amazing with his helmet on. This was always an awesome look to me for Jimmy Hart. Too bad it didn’t last very long. Butch reverses the Irish whip and nails Saggs with a knee to the midsection. Luke goes for the cover but Knobbs interrupts it. Butch comes in and attacks Knobbs then they nail both of them with the battery ram. Nasty Boys go outside to regroup once again.

Luke gets whipped into the rope and on the way back Knobbs nails him with a kick to the back of the head and Saggs takes control of the match. Knobbs keeps control of the match with a hard irish whip to the turnbuckle and Luke crumbles to the ground. We get some double team moves and quick tags from the Nasty’s as they remain in control of the match.

Luke reverses an irish whip and gets the tag to Butch. Butch comes in with a house of fire and clotheslines Knobbs and Saggs multiple times. He goes for a quick cover but Saggs saves the day. Saggs whips Butch into the ropes and he ducks the clothesline but Knobbs nails him with one and they go for the cover for a 2 count. Bushwhackers nearly get the win by a body press but Saggs saves the day once again. Pretty good back and forth action here. Knobbs trips up Butch and goes for the cover while Saggs pushes his foot into Knobbs ass for leverage and they get the win. After the match Luke and Butch attack the Nasty Boys and nail them with a battery ram as they celebrate.

Recap:
This match was all right. Nothing special but nothing terrible either. Both teams worked at a fast pace and there weren’t many rest holds here. The action was fast and furious and they hit their spots. I was rather surprised at that fact. Usually both of these teams are pretty sloppy but they got through this match without looking sloppy at all. I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch this match but you may be entertained if you did watch it.

Backstage Interview: The Undertaker & Paul Bearer

Okerlund confronts Bearer with what the Undertaker did earlier in the Ultimate Warrior match. Okerlund said he is appalled. Paul Bearer says death lays in the Ultimate Warriors future. He said they have been saving box tops and that the Ultimate Warrior will be their biggest prize yet. Undertaker says it is a cold cruel world and he will not rest until the Ultimate Warrior rests in piece.

Backstage Interview: Earthquake & Jimmy Hart

They start the interview off by showing Earthquake squashing Damien. Earthquake said don’t expect any sympathy regarding Damien because he hates snakes and all pets. He said in this battle royal he is going to squash Jake Roberts like he did Damien. He said he is going to eliminate Hogan and everyone else to win the battle royal. Jimmy Hart says in the battle royal there is no escape from an Earthquake. Earthquake starts jumping up and down during this and the screen shakes with him. It’s completely out of sync and looks cheap and second rate.

Backstage Interview: Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts

Savage asks Jake if he lost more than a friend but he lost the very symbol of his being, is he right or wrong? Jake says Savage doesn’t have the capacity to understand what he lost and neither does Earthquake. Jake said its like a little kid losing their puppy that got hit by a car. Jake says he shared every moment and every breath with Damien. He said there are two things he can do and thats either roll over and die or he can present something more terrifying to Earthquake and thats Lucifer, the devil himself.

Backstage Interview: Hulk Hogan

Okerlund says that Hogan is preoccupied by Sgt. Slaughter. Okerlund reminds Hogan that there are 19 other competitors waiting for Hogan in the battle royal. Hogan says the Battle Royal is just another test. Hogan says they are in war mode and that he is going to look at everyone like the enemy. He says he is going to get through the battle royal alive. Hogan also says after the battle royal he is going to come after Slaughter and that he is now ready to play by Slaughters rules. Okerlund reminds Hogan that everyone is going to be gunning for him because he is the WWF Champion. Hogan says whats are they going to do when he wipes them out in the Battle Royal and he comes gunning for you Slaughter.

Match 3: 20 Man Battle Royal

Hogan gets on the apron and starts pointing at everyone to start off the match. Hogan gets right in and goes right after Earthquake. Fists of fury are flying as everyone is going after everyone. Earthquake and Hogan are working on the ropes then Jake comes over and starts laying into Earthquake as both men double team Earthquake. Hogan goes after someone else as Jake continues to work over Earthquake.

Tugboat is working over Paul Roma. Kato lays in some kicks on Jake. Marty goes over the top but hangs on to the ropes and dumps Roma with a head scissor. Paul Roma is eliminated. Roma then pulls Marty out after he is eliminated. Marty Jannetty is eliminated. Duggan begins working over Earthquake and so does Boss Man. Hogan tries to dump Mr. Perfect but Earthquake comes over to make the save. Jake is down on the mat as Earthquake puts his big boot on his throat and chokes him out. Texas Tornado comes over to make the save. Perfect comes off the top rope with an ax handle to Boss Man. Tornado then attacks Perfect with some lefts and rights.

Tugboat was trying to eliminate Barbarian until Haku comes over to make the save. Perfect goes through the bottom rope as Hogan grabs him and throws him back into the ring. Hogan and Hammer taker turns dropping elbows and right hands. Hogan then nails him and he goes flying over the top rope but hangs on. Meanwhile, Warlord dumps the British bulldog. British bulldog is eliminated. On the other side of the ring Jimmy Snuka dumps Tanaka then Haku dumps Jimmy Snuka. Tanaka and Jimmy Snuka are eliminated. Shawn Michaels had Kato on his shoulder and almost had him eliminated. Warlord starts to work over Tugboat.

Earthquake comes from behind and dumps Jake Roberts as he is trying to eliminate Hercules. Earthquake taunts Jake but the Hammer gets him from behind. Jake Roberts gets out the snake and lays it on the feet of the Earthquake. Earthquake realizes the snake is in the ring and he falls back and falls on his ass as he is afraid of the snake. Jake Roberts is eliminated. The match is at a stand still as Jake Roberts gets his snake out of the ring.

We come back from commercial break with Perfect and Hogan working each other over in the corner. Hogan is attempting to dump the Earthquake but his friend Tugboat comes over and saves Earthquake. Hogan and Tugboat then square off as they rake each others eyes and trade left and rights. Warlord comes over to interrupt until Hogan takes him and dumps him over the top rope. Warlord is eliminated. The Barbarian then takes the Texas Tornado and dumps him over the top rope. Texas Tornado is eliminated.

Earthquake comes up from behind and dumps Jim Duggan over the top rope. Jim Duggan is eliminated. Hulk Hogan then grabs the Earthquake and throws him over the top rope. Earthquake hangs on but Hogan gives him a boot to the midsection and he is eliminated. Earthquake is eliminated. There are 10 left in the ring. Hogan picks up Kato and dumps him then Tugboat comes from behind and eliminates Hogan. Kato is eliminated. Hulk Hogan is eliminated. Shawn Michaels nails Tugboat from behind and eliminates him as well. Tugboat is eliminated. In one of the instances where you can clearly tell wrestling is scripted, Big Boss Man barely irish whips Hercules and he takes it upon himself to run and jump over the top rope for little to no reason. It is hilarious to see. Hercules is eliminated. There are 6 people left in the battle royal.

The Hammer picks up Mr. Perfect and tries to eliminate him but Perfect hangs on and gets back in the ring. Boss Man then comes after Perfect and nails him with some lefts and rights. Boss Man starts working over the Barbarian and as he is winding up his right hand to deck Barbarian, Perfect comes up from behind and nails him with a drop kick and eliminates him. What an awesome spot. Big Boss Man is eliminated. The final five are Barbarian, Haku, Greg Valentine, Shawn Michaels, and Mr. Perfect.

Perfect is holding Shawn as Haku chops him 2-3 times. On the 4th try Shawn dunks as Haku chops Perfect. Shawn then drop kicks Haku and he goes flying over the top rope. Haku is eliminated. Valentine and Barbarian are going at while Shawn takes it to Mr. Perfect. Shawn nails Perfect with a drop kick then he retreats to the corner. Shawn gets irish whipped into the corner and he flips upside down and goes out to the apron. Perfect goes for a couple of clotheslines but Shawn ducks them. After the second one Perfect shoulder tackles Shawn and he gets eliminated. Shawn Michaels is eliminated. 3 men are left in the battle royal, Barbarian/Valentine/Perfect.

Valentine is taking it two both men and controls the match. Valentine tries to eliminate the Barbarian but Perfect comes to the rescue as both men take it to Valentine. Perfect and Barbarian do the “high ten” according to Randy Savage. Barbarian is holding Valentine and Perfect comes in with a drop kick and nails Barbarian after Valentine ducks the move. Valentine then capitalizes and dumps the Barbarian to make it Perfect and the Hammer as the final two combatants. The Barbarian is eliminated. Valentine reverses the exchange in the turnbuckle and nails Perfect with a couple of chops. He then irish whips Perfect into the corner and when Perfect comes out he nails him with another chop. Perfect damn near does a backflip selling the chop. What an awesome job by Perfect. He is truly one of the greatest and this match shows just how good he is. What an athlete.

They show a concerned Heenan on the outside as Valentine nails Perfect with an atomic drop right into the top turnbuckle. Perfect sells it like a million bucks as well. Valentine drops a couple of hammer elbow drops as the crowd goes crazy for Valentine. Hammer tries to dump Perfect but Perfect hangs on and gets back in the ring. Valentine picks up Perfect in a body slam type move and tries to dump him over the top rope. Perfect grabs on and sends Valentine over the top rope with him. Perfect holds on and only one foot touches the floor as he rolls back in to win the 20 man battle royal! What a great ending to a pretty damn good battle royal.

Recap:
This was a hell of a battle royal. There was so much going on throughout the match that you wanted to pay attention to. You had Warlord and Bulldog going at it. You also had Jake trying to settle the score with Earthquake. You had anyone and everyone going after Hogan since he is the world champ. The ending with Perfect and Valentine was very well done and a joy to watch. Perfect would sell like a million bucks for anyone he is in the ring with and that is a testament to the professional and just how good Perfect was. I would definitely take the time to watch this Battle Royal and if you do definitely pay attention to how Hercules gets dumped. What a lazy ass way to get eliminated. That is probably the only bad mark on the match.

Backstage Interview: ‘Million Dollar Man’ Ted Dibiase & ‘Sensational’ Sherri

DiBiase said Bret Hart has climbed the ladder of the WWF because he is courageous and having a big heart. Sherri says “money isn’t the only thing, it is everything.” Sherri then says that DiBiase has more money then Bret Hart ever will in his life. DiBiase says he is a generous man and he has a present for him, the same one that he gave Piper at Wrestlemania and Virgil’s is in the mail. It is a crutch. DiBiase says he has been leaning on a lot of people recently and tonight Bret Hart he is going to lean on you.

Match 4: ‘Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase vs. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart

The match starts with both men locking up in a collar and elbow tie up. DiBiase doesn’t give him the clean break and nails Bret with a knee to the midsection. DiBiase retains control with lefts and rights in the corner. Bret reverses the irish whip and hits a hip toss on DiBiase. Bret then hits DiBiase with a few clotheslines then he clotheslines him a 3rd time and sends him packing over the top rope. Bret then nails DiBiase with a cross body over the top rope to the outside. Bret rolls him back to the ring and gets DiBiase in a headlock.

Bret is running the ropes and when he gets on Sherri’s side she reaches out and trips him. Bret gets up and grabs Sherri and drags her to the apron. He goes in like he is going to kiss her and DiBiase comes charging after him. Bret moves out of the way and DiBiase runs right into Sherri as he sends her packing to the floor. Bret rolls up DiBiase for a 2 count. What a classic sequence and it’s one of those things no matter how many times it’s done it always works. Bret hits DiBiase with a shoulder block then DiBiase catches Bret coming off the ropes and just dumps him across the top rope. DiBiase then nails Bret with an awesome looking piledriver. He goes for the cover and only gets a 2. Bret reverses a back body drop and was running him into the ropes but DiBiase ducks and sends Bret flying out of the ring.

DiBiase rams Bret’s face into the stairs. Sherri then comes around and nails Bret with a vicious open hand slap. Sherri and her cleavage is looking mighty nice on this show. She’s always a pleasure to watch and she never stops the whole match. Sherri then takes her jacket off and chokes Bret with it. DiBiase chokes Bret under the bottom rope. Sherri then sizes Bret’s throat up and nails him with a right hand. DiBiase picks Bret up and he irish whips him chest first into the turn buckle. DiBiase goes for the Million Dollar Dream but Bret backs him into the turnbuckle to free himself up.

DiBiase goes to the middle rope and goes for an ax handle but Bret moves and nails him in the midsection and DiBiase does his classic flip sell job. Bret has control of the match by laying in left and right hands. DiBiase goes down and begs Bret off. Bret hits the inverted atomic drop then bounces off the rope and nails DiBiase with a weird looking European uppercut. Bret hits the side Russian leg sweep and goes for the cover and gets a 2.

Bret does his typical end of the match stuff that he is known for. He hits DiBiase with the elbow off the middle rope and gets a 2 2/3 count. What a great match going here. Bret is going off the ropes again and Sherri grabs him by the leg. Bret goes out after Sherri. Bret grabs her then DiBiase hits him with an ax handle off the apron. Piper leaves commentary after he says “I’m going on a witch hunt.” Piper comes down and gets right up on Sherri from behind. Sherri turns around and starts to back pedal. Piper then looks under the ring and finds a broom. He spanks Sherri with it 3 times on the backside. He follows that up by putting it between his legs and chases Sherri around the ring and to the back. Finally the match is a 1 on 1 encounter.

Back in the ring Bret has control until DiBiase rakes his eyes. DiBiase goes outside and goes after Sherri. Bret follows him outside and they clobber each other on the outside as both men get counted out. Bret gets back in the ring upset that he lost. DiBiase looks heated on the outside as he heads to the back to find Sherri.

Recap:
This was a pretty entertaining match from the beginning to the end. Both of these guys are considered greats for a reason and they show it off here. Both men have great offense and they both do a remarkable job of telling a story inside of the ring. Bret’s comebacks are always fun and get you invested in the match. Sherri on the outside was always something to be hold because she never stopped. She gave it everything she had from the opening bell to the closing bell. What a talented performer she was. This match isn’t anything mind blowing special but it is two great workers in the ring doing what they do best. I would recommend checking it out.

Match 5: The Mountie vs. Tito Santana

The match starts with both men locking up in a collar and elbow tie up. Mountie gives Tito a clean break then yells right in his face that he is the Mountie. Tito nails him with a huge right hand then hits him with an atomic drop. He then hits Mountie with a couple of drop kicks and sends Mountie to the outside. Tito follows him out and he tried to get Mountie and Jimmy Hart with a double noggin knocker but Mountie reverses it. Santana regains control and rolls the Mountie back in to the ring.

Santana nails Mountie a few lefts and rights and sends mountie to the canvas over in the corner. Santana goes for a monkey flip but Mountie holds on and Tito goes flying backwards. Mountie puts the boots to Tito then gets on the mat and slams Tito head first into it. Mountie picks him up and gets him in some weird contraption so he he can ram Tito’s head into the top turnbuckle. Mountie bounces off the ropes and goes for a splash but Tito gets the knees up and prevents it from happening.

Tito gets up and nails him with the flying forearm and he goes for the cover. Jimmy Hart gets in the ring and stops the cover. Tito then nails Jimmy Hart with the flying forearm. Meanwhile Mountie grabs the cattle prod and shocks Tito Santana right in the neck with it. Mountie goes for the cover and gets the 3 and the victory.

Recap:
This was just your typical filler at the end of the show. Both guys went out and put on a quick match to fill in the last 5 or so minutes of the show. This match was similar to their Wrestlemania 7 encounter but not by much. Jacques really got into this Mountie character and it is fun to watch. Tito was Tito and he had his hot comeback that he is known for. Nothing to write home about but I wouldn’t skip the match if I started watching this show.

Backstage Interview: Sgt. Slaughter, Gen. Adnan, & Col. Mustafa

Okerlund wants to know if there are any depths that he wouldn’t stoop to. Slaughter says tonight Hogan interfered on a military burial. Slaughter says that soon it will be Hogans burial. Slaughter says he recalls seeing Hogan’s face on fire and smelling his skin burning. “Oh how we love the smell of napalm in the morning.” Slaughter can’t wait to pull the rest of Hogan’s skin off so he can have pukeamania in his hands. Slaughter declares he will win the war and that he rules the World Wrestling Federation and thats an order.

Backstage Interview: Hulk Hogan

Piper tells Hogan that Slaughter said Hogan may have won the battle tonight but he won’t win the war. Hogan says Slaughter should have realized that he was going to be in this war until the end. Hogan says he is going to be in his way until the end. Piper then tells Hogan that Slaughter says he hasn’t brought out the heavy artillery yet. Hogan says that when Slaughter started the war with him and all of the Hulkamaniacs is that he no longer carries his own destiny that Hogan does in his hands. He says this is the Hogan of the 90s and that he has secret weapons and the heavy artillery. Hogan says there will be no unconditional surrender and no prisoner of war. He says he is going to wipe Slaughter off the face of the earth and Whatcha gonna do Slaughter?

Closing Thoughts: Randy Savage and Vince McMahon

Vince talks about Mr. Perfect winning the Battle Royal earlier on. He also mentions the Nasty Boys continuing their title reign by beating the Bushwhackers. Savage says it was really something when the Undertaker sat up in the casket. He says next time Undertaker and Warrior face off it will be an open and shut case. Vince says the war continues to rage between Slaughter and the Hulkster. Savage says that Slaughter has more weapons than Hogan realizes in his arsenal and that Slaughter will be the WWF champion once again.

Vince says he had a great time and so did Savage. Vince says he likes Savages hat. Vince tells Savage to say goodbye so Savage tells Vince to say goodbye. Vince says “Oh yeah” then Savage responds with the “oh no” as the show fades to black.

Final Thoughts:
This was a pretty good show top to bottom. The opening match was great and it continued the feuds between Hogan and Slaughter as well as Undertaker’s and Warriors. The battle royal was top notch and a joy to watch as well. Mr. Perfect throughout the match steals the show and it’s a testament to how talented he really was. The DiBiase vs. Bret match definitely delivered and is fun to watch. All of the interviews and the production value are top notch as always. A pretty entertaining show to watch and it goes fast because of the 1 hour time frame. I would definitely recommend giving this show a watch when you have the free time. Until next time this is Steve Caudle signing off from the Event Center.

Next up:
We will travel back in time to 1989 again and witness Clash of the Champions 7 from Fort Bragg North Carolina. It was a sweat box but one hell of a show. Join me next time right here on CrazyMax’s The Event Center!